labium

la·bi·um  (lb-m)

n. pl. la·bi·a (-b-)

1. Anatomy Any of four folds of tissue of the female external genitalia.

2. Zoology

a. A liplike structure, such as that forming the floor of the mouth of certain invertebrates, especially insects.

b. The inner margin of the opening of a gastropod shell.

3. Botany One of the liplike divisions of a labiate corolla.

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[Latin, lip; see leb- in Indo-European roots.]

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labium [ˈleɪbɪəm]

n pl -bia [-bɪə]

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) a lip or liplike structure

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) any one of the four lip-shaped folds of the female vulva See labia majora, labia minora

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) the fused pair of appendages forming the lower lip of insects

4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) the lower lip of the corolla of labiate flowers

[New Latin, from Latin: lip]

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labium  (lb-m)

Plural labia

Either of two pairs of folds of tissue that make up part of the external genitalia of female mammals.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

labium - a liplike structure that bounds a bodily orifice (especially any of the four labiate folds of a woman's vulva) external body part - any body part visible externally vulva - external parts of the female genitalia labia majora - the two outer folds of the vulva labia minora - the two inner folds of the vulva

Translations

labium [ˈleɪbɪəm] N (labia (pl)) → labio m

labium

n pl <labia> (Anat) → Schamlippe f, → Labium nt (spec)