Labia

Word LABIA
Character 5
Hyphenation ‖La bi a
Pronunciations /ˈleɪ.bi.ə/

Definitions and meanings of "Labia"

What do we mean by labia?

A genus of earwigs of the family Forficulidæ, having the body short and the antennæ with fewer than twelve joints. L. minor is the little earwig, a European species found in manure-heaps and hotbeds. noun

Plural of labium. noun

See labium. noun plural

The folds of tissue at the opening of the vulva. noun

The folds of tissue at the opening of the vulva, at either side of the vagina.

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The word "labia" in example sentences

The outer, hair-covered genital lips are called the labia majora. ❋ M.D. Vivian Pinn (2006)

The outer folds of skin, called the labia majora, are thick and covered with hair. ❋ Unknown (1995)

The vulva consists of folds of skin called labia, and a small organ called the clitoris. ❋ Unknown (1995)

Jesse is stunned; the hair really is red, not the shade of normal human hair and not rough like most dye jobs make it, but natural, soft, wavy human hair the color that red hair is in an old comic book, and the little tuft of it that doesn't quite hide her labia is a shade brighter. ❋ Barnes, John, 1957- (1994)

It is possible that Sickert's gender wasn't clearly established until his testicles were discovered in the folds of the so-called labia and it was determined that he had no uterus. ❋ Cornwell, Patricia (1930)

Between the hymen and the frenulum of the labia is the fossa navicularis, while in the groove between the hymen and the labium minus, on either side, the small opening of the greater vestibular (Bartholin’s) gland can be seen. ❋ Unknown (1918)

Between the hymen and the frenulum of the labia is a shallow depression, named the navicular fossa. ❋ Unknown (1918)

If the remaining portions of the hemispheres be slightly drawn apart a broad band of white substance, the corpus callosum, will be observed, connecting them at the bottom of the longitudinal fissure; the margins of the hemispheres which overlap the corpus callosum are called the labia cerebri. ❋ Unknown (1918)

The Talmud calls the labia minora the doors, the labia majora hinges, and the clitoris the key. ❋ Havelock Ellis (1899)

Gay can slip into purple excesses of language now and then - if I could, I would wave one of those "Men in Black" wands and erase the phrase "shimmering labia" from my brain - but he can also score a direct hit when he wants to. ❋ By JEFF GORDINIER (2011)

Cosmetic surgery to alter the labia is the third most sought-after operation after facial and breast augmentation surgeries, the authors, psychologist Ada Borkenhagen and gynaecologist Heribert Kentenich, said. ❋ Unknown (2009)

called the labia and can usually be eliminated via washing this area with soap and water. ❋ Niels H. Lauersen (2000)

Women are constantly demeaned and belittled in the movie industry. they are seen for their parts and not as a whole. there is constantly needless female nudity, especially in the horror genre and in retarded comedies such as this. for you to be arguing that there should be more "labia" exposure is simply perposterous. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The instructions on how to do that were very detailed and intense, and used the word "labia" several times. ❋ Emu-head (2007)

But this seems to be a mistake, for the seventeenth century anatomists certainly used the name "labia" for these parts. ❋ Havelock Ellis (1899)

In the new study, Riede started by examining the cartilage scaffold that supports the syrinx, and the oscillating, sound-generating "labia" within the syrinx. ❋ Unknown (2010)

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