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vul·va  (vlv)

n. pl. vul·vae (-v)

The external genital organs of the female, including the labia majora, labia minora, clitoris, and vestibule of the vagina.

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[Latin, womb, covering; see wel-² in Indo-European roots.]

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vulval, vulvar (-vr, -vär) adj.

vulvate (-vt, -vt) adj.

vulvi·form (-v-fôrm) adj.

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vulva [ˈvʌlvə]

n pl -vae [-viː], -vas

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) the external genitals of human females, including the labia, mons veneris, clitoris, and the vaginal orifice

[from Latin: covering, womb, matrix]

vulval , vulvar, vulvate [ˈvʌlveɪt] adj

vulviform  [ˈvʌlvɪˌfɔːm] adj

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vulva  (vlv)

Plural vulvas or vulvae (vlv)

The external genitals of female mammals, including the labia and clitoris.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

vulva - external parts of the female genitalia labial vein, vena labialis - veins draining the lips of the vulva urethra - duct through which urine is discharged in most mammals and which serves as the male genital duct female reproductive system - the reproductive system of females female genital organ, female genitalia, female genitals, fanny - external female sex organs; "in England `fanny' is vulgar slang for female genitals" mons, mons pubis, mons veneris - a mound of fatty tissue covering the pubic area in women labium - a liplike structure that bounds a bodily orifice (especially any of the four labiate folds of a woman's vulva) labia majora - the two outer folds of the vulva pudendal cleavage, pudendal cleft, pudendal slit, rima pudendi, rima vulvae, urogenital cleft, vulvar slit - the fissure between the labia majora labia minora - the two inner folds of the vulva vestibule of the vagina - the space between the labia minora containing the orifice of the urethra clit, clitoris, button - a female sexual organ homologous to the penis

Translations

vulva [ˈvʌlvə] N (vulvas or vulvae (pl)) [ˈvʌlviː] → vulva f

vulva

n → (weibliche) Scham, Vulva f (geh)