labium
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bi noun, plural la·bi·a [-bee-uh] .
[-bee-uh] . 1.
a lip or liplike part.
2.
Anatomy.
a.
a lip or lip-shaped structure or part.
b.
any of the folds of skin bordering the vulva.
3.
Botany. the lower lip of a bilabiate corolla.
4.
Entomology. the posterior, unpaired member of the mouthparts of an insect, formed by the united second maxillae.
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| —n , pl -bia | |
| 1. | a lip or liplike structure |
| 2. | labia majora See labia minora 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 |
| [C16: New Latin, from Latin: lip] | |
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Medical Dictionary
labium la·bi·um (lā'bē-əm)
n. pl la·bi·a (-bē-ə)
A lip or lip-shaped anatomical structure.
Any of four folds of tissue of the female external genitalia.
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Science Dictionary
| labium (lā'bē-əm) Pronunciation Key
Plural labia Either of two pairs of folds of tissue that make up part of the external genitalia of female mammals. |
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The mouth parts consist of a labrum, labium, and the paired mandibles and maxillae.
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