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labia minora

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labia mi·no·ra  (m-nôr, -nr)
pl.n.
The two thin inner folds of skin within the vestibule of the vagina enclosed within the cleft of the labia majora; nymphae.

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

labia minora [mɪˈnɔːrə]
pl n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) the two small inner folds of skin in human females forming the margins of the vaginal orifice
[New Latin: smaller lips]
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Noun1.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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