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Vagina, absence of MeSH Supplementary Concept Data 2025


MeSH Supplementary
Vagina, absence of
Unique ID
C536523
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/C536523
Entry Term(s)
Absence of vagina
Vaginal agenesis
Registry Numbers
0
Heading Mapped to
*Congenital Abnormalities
Vagina / abnormalities
Frequency
94
Note
Failure of the vagina to develop during pregnancy. It affects about 1 in 5,000 to 7,000 female infants and usually occurs in cases of Mullerian aplasia where the uterus, cervix, and kidney may be absent as well. Many affected individuals have other kidney abnormalities, and some have skeletal abnormalities.
Date of Entry
2010/08/25
Revision Date
2016/09/29
Vagina, absence of Preferred
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