See Also: vertical hymen(medicine)
COMMON SEAL, A seal used by a corporation(law)
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septate hymen(medicine)
infundibuliform hymen(medicine)

seal 2, verb (oh) and vertical hymen (medicine)


seal 2, verb (oh)



2 v [T]
also seal up
to close an entrance or a container with something that stops air, water etc from coming in or out of it
::The window was sealed shut.
seal a joint/crack/opening/gap
::A quick way to seal awkward gaps is to use a foam filler.
::Dried milk is kept in hermetically sealed (=very tightly closed) containers.
if a building, area, or country is sealed, no one can enter or leave it
::Authorities plan to seal the border.
to close an envelope, package etc by using something sticky to hold its edges in place
::He wrote the address and sealed the envelope.
to cover the surface of something with something that will protect it
::Wooden decks should be sealed to prevent cracking.
seal sb's fate
to make something, especially something bad, sure to happen
::The outbreak of war sealed the government's fate.
seal a deal/bargain/pact etc
to make an agreement more formal or definite
seal a victory/win/match
to make a victory certain
::Smith's goal sealed the victory.
-see also sb's lips are sealed at lip (5), all signed and sealed at sign 2 (6)
seal in [seal sth ¡û¡ú in] phr v
to stop something that is inside something else from getting out
::Fry the meat quickly to seal in the juices.
seal off [seal sth ¡û¡ú off] phr v
to stop people from entering an area or building, because it is dangerous
::Following a bomb warning, police have sealed off the whole area.

vertical hymen (medicine)


vertical hymen


A hymen in which the opening is perpendicular.