labium

noun

la·bi·um ˈlā-bē-əm

plural labia ˈlā-bē-ə

: any of the folds at the margin of the vulva compare labia majora, labia minora

: the lower lip of a labiate corolla

: a lower mouthpart of an insect that is formed by the second pair of maxillae united in the middle line

: a liplike part of various invertebrates

Examples of labium in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web These lie alongside each other to form the fascicle, or syntrophium, encased in the thickened outside cover, the labium. —

Popular Science, 20 Oct. 2020 The labium pushes up like a sleeve when the female mosquito plunges her stylets in (male mosquitoes don't bite—only the females do). —

Christie Wilcox, Discover Magazine, 9 June 2016 The change in shape is also due to the surge in blood — the labia majora may retract, and their retraction can cause the labia minora to appear larger or even show for the first time. —

Kristi Kellogg, Glamour, 29 Apr. 2019 The outer labia can also vary in terms of being barely there or a few inches long, and the inner labia (which are reminiscent of butterfly wings) might be hidden or hang past the outer lips. —

Zoe Ruderman, Cosmopolitan, 19 June 2017 And, as many pointed out, there is nothing wrong with or unnatural about having dark labia. —

refinery29.com, 7 May 2018 Most women's labia aren't perfectly symmetrical — one side is usually bigger than the other. —

Zoe Ruderman, Cosmopolitan, 19 June 2017 Now, doctors are warning anyone with a vagina to steer clear of a product that some are claiming reduces vaginal odor (or at least steer clear of applying it on their labia or in their vaginas). —

Lily Herman, Allure, 1 Nov. 2017 The vulva, the video states using diagrams (and cute cats), includes the outer labia, inner labia, clitoris, urethral opening, and vaginal opening. —

Lily Herman, Allure, 5 Oct. 2017 See More

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