Vestibule

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Template:Disambig Vestibule can have the following meanings, each primarily based upon a common origin, from early 17th century French, derived from Latin vestibulum ‘entrance court.’

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Architecture

a large entrance,
a lobby, entrance hall, or passage between the outer door and the interior of a building.
a reception area
an antechamber,
an entry room.

Vestibule: a passage way acting as an airlock between two environments

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Medical

The vulval vestibule is the anatomical name for the entrance to the vagina (it is the boundary between the external genitalia (vulva) and internal genitalia (vagina), where the Bartholin's glands are located).
"Vestibule" also refers to the central part of the labyrinth, as used in the Vestibular system.

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