labia
Meaning
The folds of tissue of the vulva, at either side of the vagina.
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈleɪ.bi.ə/
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Latin labia (“lips”), plural of labium (“lip”).
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labium
- A liplike structure; especially one of the vulva's two pairs of folds of skin on either side.
- The lip of a labiate corolla.
- A lower mouthpart of an insect that is formed by the second pair of maxillae united in the middle line.
- A lower mouthpart of an insect that is formed by the second pair of maxillae united in the middle line.
- The lip against which pressured air is driven to produce sound in a recorder and in a pipe organ with flue pipes.
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