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Labia majora

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labia ma·jo·ra (m-jôr)
pl.n.
The two outer rounded folds of adipose tissue that lie on either side of the vaginal opening and that form the external lateral boundaries of the vulva.

Labia majora
Major lips; mounds of tissue forming the lateral boundaries of the vulva.
Mentioned in: Vulvodynia

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There are more," continued the mother, a pretty young woman with an anxious expression, pointing at the other nodules--one on the occiput, one on the labia majora, one on the left upper chest.
The suturing together is done so that the remaining skin of the labia majora will heal together and form a bridge of scar tissue over the vaginal opening.
The second branch of the pudendal nerve, the perineal nerve, provides sensory branches to the perineum, labia majora, labia minora, and distal third of the vagina.
 
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