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labia majora
(redirected from Outer labia)

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labia ma·jo·ra  (m-jôr, -jr)
pl.n.
The two outer rounded folds of adipose tissue that lie on either side of the vaginal opening and form the external lateral boundaries of the vulva.
[New Latin labia mira : Latin labia, pl. of labium, lip + Latin mira, neuter pl. of mior, larger.]
labia majora [məˈdʒɔːrə]
pl n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) the two elongated outer folds of skin in human females surrounding the vaginal orifice
[New Latin: greater lips]
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Noun1.labia majora - the two outer folds of the vulva
vulva - external parts of the female genitalia
labium - a liplike structure that bounds a bodily orifice (especially any of the four labiate folds of a woman's vulva)
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