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labia vulvae pl (plural only)

  1. (anatomy, zoology) The vulva's pair of thin lip-like structures that protect the urogenital sinus/vulval vestibule.

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This term is only used for non-primate placental mammals. In primates, the term labia minora is used instead to differentiate from the labia majora.

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