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labia

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labia /la·bia/ (la´be-ah) plural of labium.
labia
[L.] plural of labium.
oral labia
lips of the mouth; musculomembranous folds that surround the mouth.
pudendal labia
lips of the vulva.
vulvar labia
see vulva.
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