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vul⋅va

  [vuhl-vuh]
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–noun, plural -vae  [-vee] , -vas. Anatomy.
the external female genitalia.
Origin:
1540–50; < L

Related forms:
vulval, vulvar, adjective
vul⋅vi⋅form  [vuhl-vuh-fawrm] , vul⋅vate  [vuhl-veyt, -vit] , adjective
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vul·va   (vŭl'və)   
n.   pl. vul·vae (-vē)
The external genital organs of the female, including the labia majora, labia minora, clitoris, and vestibule of the vagina.

[Latin, womb, covering; see wel-2 in Indo-European roots.]
vul'val, vul'var (-vər, -vär') adj., vul'vate' (-vāt', -vĭt) adj., vul'vi·form' (-və-fôrm') adj.
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Cultural Dictionary

vulva [(vul-vuh)]

The external organs of the female reproductive system.

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Word Origin & History

vulva 
1548, from L. vulva, earlier volva "womb, female sexual organ," lit. "wrapper," from volvere "to turn, twist, roll, revolve," also "turn over in the mind," from PIE base *wel- "to turn, revolve" (cf. Skt. valate "turns round," ulvam "womb, vulva;" Lith. valtis "twine, net," apvalus "round;" O.C.S. valiti "roll, welter," vluna "wave;" Gk. eluo "wind, wrap," helix "spiral object," eilein "to turn, squeeze;" Goth. walwjan "to roll;" O.E. wealwian "roll," weoloc "whelk, spiral-shelled mollusk;" O.H.G. walzan "to roll, waltz;" O.Ir. fulumain "rolling;" Welsh olwyn "wheel").
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: vul·va
Pronunciation: 'v&l-v&
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural vul·vae /-"vE, -"vI/
: the external parts of the female genital organs comprising the mons pubis, labia majora, labia minora, clitoris, vestibule of the vagina, bulb of the vestibule, and Bartholin's glands
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Medical Dictionary

vulva vul·va (vŭl'və)
n. pl. vul·vae (-vē)
The external genital organs of the female, including the labia majora, labia minora, clitoris, and vestibule of the vagina.

vul'val or vul'var (-vər, -vär') adj.

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Science Dictionary
vulva   (vŭl'və)  Pronunciation Key 
Plural vulvas or vulvae (vŭl'vē')
The external genitals of female mammals, including the labia and clitoris.
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