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labia majora

American  
[ley-bee-uh muh-jawr-uh, -johr-uh] / ˈleɪ bi ə məˈdʒɔr ə, -ˈdʒoʊr ə /

plural noun

Anatomy.

singular

labium majus

  1. the outer folds of skin of the external female genitalia.

labia majora British  
/ məˈdʒɔːrə /

plural noun

  1. the two elongated outer folds of skin in human females surrounding the vaginal orifice

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Etymology

Origin of labia majora

1870–75; < New Latin: greater lips

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Labiaplasty is an increasingly popular cosmetic surgery to reduce the size of a woman's labia minora and make them more symmetrical so they don't protrude beyond the labia majora.

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