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labium

labium

9.9
A lip-like fold of soft body near a woman's genitals or an insect's mouth
  • noun
  • /ˈleɪbiəm/
  • Specialized
translation icon : labio
  • Slob et al.'s (1996) study on changes in sexual arousability over the menstrual cycle, using a within-subjects design, did include genital measures (labium minus temperature).

You could instead of saying large labia, you could say well endowed.

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Examples

  • In insects, the labium serves as a mouthpart that helps them grasp food.

  • Now, let me take a look at your labium superius oris.

  • Development of labia function and prettiness of labia development through time.

  • There will be labia, menorah, which are these inner lips, the vestibule, which is, you know, the porch to the vagina, this space here.

  • The doctor explained that the labium is an important part of female anatomy.

  • During the examination, the physician noted the structure of the labium in detail.

Surface Forms

labium singular
labia plural

Etymology

Labium comes from the Latin labium, meaning 'lip', and is the same root as the English word labial. Because it meant 'lip', it now names any lip-like part of the body, for example the folds around the vulva or the lip-like mouthparts of insects.