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labium

1. a lip or liplike structure
2. any one of the four lip-shaped folds of the female vulva
3. the fused pair of appendages forming the lower lip of insects
4. the lower lip of the corolla of labiate flowers
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labium

[′lā·bē·əm]
(biology)
A liplike structure.
The lower lip, as of a labiate corolla or of an insect.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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Three years prior to this visit, she experienced progressive pelvic pain and she also noticed a growing mass at the right labia majora.
"If a patient is physically bothered from a cosmetic standpoint that her labia are larger than she thinks they should be, and they are bothering her, is it appropriate or inappropriate to potentially discuss with her a labiaplasty?" Dr.
'Tightening the muscles pulls all the skin around your clitoris and labia tighter, and for some women that can make it easier for them to climax during sex.' 'Tie your exercises into specific things during the day,' advises Alison.
In F/W 2016 (in black), 2016, the body only vaguely registers, veiled by dark-green hills and valleys, though hands, eyes, and labia are distinctly defined.
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The participants marked the areas of hair removal and the patterns were divided into the following four categories: total shaving, shaving (including the labia majora), shaving (excluding the labia majora), and no shaving.
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