labium

[ ley-bee-uhm ]
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noun,plural la·bi·a [ley-bee-uh]. /ˈleɪ bi ə/.
  1. a lip or liplike part.

  2. Anatomy.

    • a lip or lip-shaped structure or part.

    • any of the folds of skin bordering the vulva.

  1. Botany. the lower lip of a bilabiate corolla.

  2. Entomology. the posterior, unpaired member of the mouthparts of an insect, formed by the united second maxillae.

Origin of labium

1
1590–1600; <Latin: lip, akin to lambere to lick, lap3. See labrum1, lip

Other words from labium

  • pseu·do·la·bi·um, noun, plural pseu·do·la·bi·a.

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British Dictionary definitions for labium

labium

/ (ˈleɪbɪəm) /


nounplural -bia (-bɪə)
  1. a lip or liplike structure

  2. any one of the four lip-shaped folds of the female vulva: See labia majora, labia minora

  1. the fused pair of appendages forming the lower lip of insects

  2. the lower lip of the corolla of labiate flowers

Origin of labium

1
C16: New Latin, from Latin: lip

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Scientific definitions for labium

labium

[ bē-əm ]


Plural labia
  1. Either of two pairs of folds of tissue that make up part of the external genitalia of female mammals.

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