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labium minus

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la⋅bi⋅a mi⋅no⋅ra

[ley-bee-uh mi-nawr-uh, -nohr-uh]
–noun, singular la⋅bi⋅um mi⋅nus [ley-bee-uhm mahy-nuhs] . Anatomy.
the inner folds of skin of the external female genitalia.

Origin:
1830–40; < NL: lesser lips
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Main Entry: labia mi·no·ra
Pronunciation: -m&-'nOr-&, -'nor-
Function: noun plural
: the inner highly vascular largely connective-tissuefolds of the vulva bounding the vestibule called also nymphae
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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.

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