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labium

la·bi·um [ ˈlā-bē-əm]

labium

noun

[ˈlā-bē-əm]

plural labia\ ˈlā-bē-ə \

Definition of labium

1 : any of the folds at the margin of the vulva — compare labia majora, labia minora

2 : the lower lip of a labiate corolla

3a : a lower mouthpart of an insect that is formed by the second pair of maxillae united in the middle line

b : a liplike part of various invertebrates

Recent Examples on the Web

//The change in shape is also due to the surge in blood — the labia majora may retract, and their retraction can cause the labia minora to appear larger or even show for the first time.
— Kristi Kellogg, Glamour, "Your Vagina After Birth: 10 Things to Expect," 29 Apr. 2019
//The outer labia can also vary in terms of being barely there or a few inches long, and the inner labia (which are reminiscent of butterfly wings) might be hidden or hang past the outer lips.
— Zoe Ruderman, Cosmopolitan, "22 Vital Facts You Need to Know About Your Vagina," 19 June 2017
//And, as many pointed out, there is nothing wrong with or unnatural about having dark labia.
— refinery29.com, "Huda Beauty's Guide To Vagina Lightening Sparks Major Controversy," 7 May 2018
//Most women's labia aren't perfectly symmetrical — one side is usually bigger than the other.
— Zoe Ruderman, Cosmopolitan, "22 Vital Facts You Need to Know About Your Vagina," 19 June 2017
//Now, doctors are warning anyone with a vagina to steer clear of a product that some are claiming reduces vaginal odor (or at least steer clear of applying it on their labia or in their vaginas).
— Lily Herman, Allure, "Women Say They're Using Vicks VapoRub in Their Vaginas," 1 Nov. 2017
//The vulva, the video states using diagrams (and cute cats), includes the outer labia, inner labia, clitoris, urethral opening, and vaginal opening.
— Lily Herman, Allure, "Your Vulva Is Not Your Vagina — Here's the Difference," 5 Oct. 2017
//And some people—most people—want their dicks on men and their labia on/vaginas in women.
— Dan Savage, Chicago Reader, "When the nice lady has a penis . . .," 20 Sep. 2017
//Chances are a bump on your labia (the lips) or vulva (the skin around them) is just a pimple or an ingrown hair.
— Amber Madison, Seventeen, "6 Weird Things About Your Vagina That are Totally Normal," 30 May 2017

First Known Use of labium

1634, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology for labium

New Latin, from Latin, lip — more at lip

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