labia minora

labia mi·no·ra

 (mə-nôr′ə)

pl.n.

The two thin inner folds of skin within the vestibule of the vagina enclosed within the cleft of the labia majora; nymphae.

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[New Latin labia minōra : Latin labia, pl. of labium, lip + Latin minōra, neuter pl. of minor, smaller.]

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labia minora

(mɪˈnɔːrə)

pl n

(Anatomy) the two small inner folds of skin in human females forming the margins of the vaginal orifice

[C18: New Latin: smaller lips]

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la•bi•a mi•no•ra

(ˈleɪ bi ə mɪˈnɔr ə, -ˈnoʊr ə)
n.pl.

sing. la•bi•um mi•nus (ˈleɪ bi əm ˈmaɪ nəs)

the inner folds of skin of the external female genitalia.

[1830–40; < New Latin: smaller lips]

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labia minora - the two inner 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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