labium /la·bi·um/ (la´be-um) pl. la´bia [L.]
labium.
labium [la´be-um] (pl. la´bia) (L.)
1. lip.
2. a fleshy border or edge; a liplike structure.
3. in the plural, often used to denote the labia majora and minora pudendi. la´bial
la´bia majo´ra puden´di elongated folds running downward and backward from the mons pubis in the female, one on either side of the rima pudendi.
la´bia mino´ra puden´di small skin folds, one on each side, running backward from the clitoris between the labia majora and the vaginal opening.
la´bia o´ris the lips of the mouth.
la·bi·um (l  b - m)n. pl la·bi·a (-b -) 1. A lip or lip-shaped anatomical structure. 2. Any of four folds of tissue of the female external genitalia. |
labium.
See labia.
labium [la´be-um] (pl. la´bia) (L.)
lip. adj., adj la´bial.
Female external genitalia. From Applegate, 2000.
labium ma´jus (pl. la´bia majo´ra), an elongated fold in the female, one on either side of the rima pudendi.
labium mi´nus (pl. la´bia mino´ra), the small fold of skin on either side, between the labia majora and the opening of the vagina.
la´bia o´ris the lips of the mouth.
labium
pl. labia [L.] a fleshy border or edge; a lip.
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