labia minora

[ ley-bee-uh mi-nawr-uh, -nohr-uh ]

/ ˈleɪ bi ə mɪˈnɔr ə, -ˈnoʊr ə /

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plural noun, singular la·bi·um mi·nus

[ley-bee-uhm -mahy-nuhs]. /ˈleɪ bi əm ˈmaɪ nəs/. Anatomy.

the inner folds of skin of the external female genitalia.

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Origin of labia minora

1830–40; <New Latin: lesser lips

Words nearby labia minora

labialize, labialized, labial splint, labial vein, labia majora, labia minora, labia oris, labiate, Labiche, labile, lability

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How to use labia minora in a sentence

Another British species, viz., the little Earwig (Labia minor), is also of wide distribution.
The Young Collector's Handbook of Ants, Bees, Dragon-flies, Earwigs, Crickets, and Flies|W. Harcourt Bath
His animalculis (caudatis scilicet) minora adhuc animalcula, quibus non nisi globuli figuram attribuere possum, permista erant.
Buffon's Natural History, Volume III (of 10)|Georges Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon
His animalculis minora adhuc animalcula, quibus non nisi globuli figuram attribuere possum, permissa erant.
Buffon's Natural History, Volume III (of 10)|Georges Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon
Heusler (Eddica Minora, p. xxi) refers it to the early part of the twelfth century.
Stories and Ballads of the Far Past|Nora Kershaw

Still, since at the Palazzo Labia we find him decorating a banqueting hall with a secular subject, all is well.
A Wanderer in Venice|E.V. Lucas

British Dictionary definitions for labia minora

labia minora

/ (mɪˈnɔːrə) /

pl n

the two small inner folds of skin in human females forming the margins of the vaginal orifice

Word Origin for labia minora

C18: New Latin: smaller lips

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Medical definitions for labia minora

labia minora

[ mə-nôr′ə ]

pl.n.

The two thin inner folds of skin within the vestibule of the vagina enclosed within the cleft of the labia majora.