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vulva
[ vuhl-vuh ]
noun
- the external female genitalia.
vulva
/ ˈvʌlvə; ˈvʌlvɪˌfɔːm; ˈvʌlveɪt /
noun
- the external genitals of human females, including the labia, mons veneris, clitoris, and the vaginal orifice
vulva
/ vŭl′və /
, Plural vulvas vŭl′vē′
- The external genitals of female mammals, including the labia and clitoris.
Derived Forms
- vulviform, adjective
- ˈvulval, adjective
Other Words From
- vulval vulvar adjective
- vul·vi·form [vuhl, -v, uh, -fawrm], vul·vate [vuhl, -veyt, -vit], adjective
- non·vulval adjective
- non·vulvar adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of vulva1
Word History and Origins
Origin of vulva1
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Example Sentences
Staci Tanouye, a gynecologist in Florida, has Instagram videos walking viewers through a pharmacy’s feminine hygiene aisle and instructing them on how to wash a vulva.
Lawless said he found the fair punctuated with games like Orgasm Bingo, Pin the Clitoris on the Vulva, and the Tent of Consent.
They are two broad folds of membranous and adipose substance, forming the portals to the Vulva, or entrance to the Vagina.
Here the shoulder is protruded from the Vulva, the back being nearly folded, and the knees turned up against the face.
The Vulva begins to dilate, the lips separate wider and wider, and part of the child's head becomes visible.
In some instances the veins around the Vulva become much enlarged, and resemble tumors, and sometimes even impede delivery.
Vulva, vul′va, n. the orifice of the external organs of generation of the female.
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