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Meaning of "labia minora" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD LABIA MINORA

New Latin: smaller lips.
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PRONUNCIATION OF LABIA MINORA

labia minora  [mɪˈnɔːrə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LABIA MINORA

noun
adjective
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Labia minora is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LABIA MINORA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Labia minora

The labia minora, also known as the inner labia, inner lips, vaginal lips, or nymphae, are two flaps of skin on either side of the human vaginal opening, situated between the labia majora. Inner lips vary widely in size, color, and shape from female to female. They are homologous to male urethra and penile skin.

Definition of labia minora in the English dictionary

The definition of labia minora in the dictionary is the two small inner folds of skin in human females forming the margins of the vaginal orifice.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LABIA MINORA


Andorra
ænˈdɔːrə
aura
ˈɔːrə
aurora
ɔːˈrɔːrə
bora
ˈbɔːrə
Explorer
ɪkˈsplɔːrə
fedora
fɪˈdɔːrə
flora
ˈflɔːrə
fora
ˈfɔːrə
gora
ˈɡɔːrə
hora
ˈhɔːrə
ignorer
ɪɡˈnɔːrə
laura
ˈlɔːrə
lecanora
ˌlekəˈnɔːrə
menorah
mɪˈnɔːrə
mora
ˈmɔːrə
ora
ˈɔːrə
pandora
pænˈdɔːrə
schnorrer
ˈʃnɔːrə
snorer
ˈsnɔːrə
sora
ˈsɔːrə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LABIA MINORA

labia
labia majora
labial
labial pipe
labialisation
labialise
labialism
labiality
labialization
labialize
labially
labiate
labiated
Labiche
labile
lability
labiodental
labionasal
labiovelar
labis

WORDS THAT END LIKE LABIA MINORA

agora
anaphora
ancora
angora
Bora Bora
corpora
Diaspora
Juiz de Fora
kora
mandragora
neurospora
ora et labora
pakora
Pechora
plethora
senhora
signora
Sonora
Theodora
Zamora

Synonyms and antonyms of labia minora in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «labia minora» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LABIA MINORA

Find out the translation of labia minora to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of labia minora from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «labia minora» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

小阴唇
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

labios menores
570 millions of speakers

English

labia minora
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

लघु भगोष्ठ
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الشفرين الصغيرين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Малые половые губы
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pequenos lábios
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

লবিয়া মনিরা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

des petites lèvres
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Labia minora
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

kleinen Schamlippen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

小陰唇
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

소음순
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Labia minora
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

môi âm hộ Minora
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

லேபியா மினோரா
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लॅबिया मिनिरो
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

İç dudaklar
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

piccole labbra
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

warg sromowych mniejszych warg
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

малі статеві губи
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

labia minora
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μικρών χειλέων
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

labia minora
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

labia minora
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

indre kjønnslepper
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LABIA MINORA»

The term «labia minora» is regularly used and occupies the 96.986 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LABIA MINORA» OVER TIME

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LABIA MINORA»

Discover the use of labia minora in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to labia minora and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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An Atlas of Histology
The labia minora are cutaneous folds of the external female genitalia, consisting of an epithelium and a core of connective tissue, the lamina propria. Both sides of the labia minora are covered by stratified squamous epithelium with a thin ...
Shu-Xin Zhang, 1999
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Principles and Practice of Gynecologic Oncology
The labia minora are a smaller pair of skin folds medial and parallel to the labia majora that extend inferiorly to form the margin of the vaginal vestibule. Superiorly, the labia minora separate into two components that course above and below ...
William J. Hoskins, 2005
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Cunningham's textbook of anatomy
Labia Minora — The labia minora pudendi (O.T. nymphae) are a pair of much smaller and narrower longitudinal folds, usually completely enclosed within the cleft between the labia majora. Diminishing in size, and becoming less marked in  ...
Daniel John Cunningham, 1818
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Obstetrics and Gynecology
The anthropoid type occurs in approximately 25% of all women, and the android pelvis occurs in approximately 20%. The platypelloid pelvis occurs in only 2% to 5% of women. Mons pubis - Glans of clitoris Frenulum of clitoris Labia minora ...
Charles R. B. Beckmann, 2010
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The Vulva: Anatomy, Physiology, and Pathology
the neighboring integument below the juncture of the labia minora (fourchette). The posterior ends of the labia majora and the connecting skin between them form the posterior boundary of the pudendum, known as posterior labial commissure.
Miranda A. Farage, Howard I. Maibach, 2006
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Vulvar Disease: A Clinicopathological Approach
The lateral (outer) surfaces are apposed to the medial aspects of the thighs and the medial surfaces are apposed to the lateral surfaces of the labia minora. Like the mons, the lateral surfaces become covered by coarse hair to a varying degree ...
Debra S. Heller, Robert C. Wallach, 2007
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Glenn's Urologic Surgery
Labioplasty The goal of labioplasty is to create a normal-appearing and normal- functioning female perineum and introitus. The shaft skin and dorsal prepuce of the clitoris can be utilized to form the labia minora and to fashion a clitoral hood.
Sam D. Graham, Thomas E. Keane, James Francis Glenn, 2010
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Ridley's The Vulva
The medial surfaces may be in contact with each other but may be separated by the labia minora if they are long. The labia majora have their full complement of adnexal structures, but the inner aspects lack hair in the pilosebaceous unit.
Sallie Neill, Fiona Lewis, 2009
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Plastic Surgery - Aesthetic
Choi HY, Kim KT. A new method for aesthetic reduction to the labia minora (the deepithelialized reduction labiaplasty). Plast Reconstr Surg. 2000;105:419. Laub D. A new method for aesthetic reduction to the labia minora (the deepithelialized  ...
Richard J. Warren, Peter C. Neligan, 2012
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Wilkinson and Stone Atlas of Vulvar Disease
Edward J. Wilkinson. width, and perineal length for children 10 years of age and younger are available (Akbiyik & Oguz Kutlu, 2010). THE LABIA MINORA The labia minora are separated laterally from the labia majora by the interlabial sulcus ...
Edward J. Wilkinson, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LABIA MINORA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term labia minora is used in the context of the following news items.
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The Pleasure Activist
After sufficiently lubed and warmed up, the fingers can then also simultaneously stimulate the vaginal opening, the labia minora, or if pressed a ... «Tucson Weekly, Jul 15»
2
A GNA feature by James Amoh (Jnr)
The act in part states that “whoever excises, infibulates or otherwise mutilates the whole or any part of the labia minora, labia majora and or the ... «Ghana News Agency, Jul 15»
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Guidelines Updated on Care for Women With Genital Mutilation
FGM type 2 involves partial or total removal of the clitoris and the labia minora, with or without excision of the labia majora (excision); FGM type ... «Medscape, Jul 15»
4
I cut the beads of bondage
“With this understanding, the woman pinched parts of my vagina hard and excised my clitoris and labia minora. She cut me again and again. «K24 TV, Jul 15»
5
Britain rolled out app to help women of Female Genital Mutilation
Type two is known as Excision or the removal of the labia minora, clitoris and with or without excision of the labia majora. Type three is ... «Times Gazette, Jul 15»
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MailOnline meets FGM cutter women in Kenya who butcher girls …
There are three forms of FGM: the partial or total removal of the clitoris; the partial or total removal of the clitoris and labia minora; the narrowing ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
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'Disgusting' FGM campaign wins prestigious advertising awards at …
... the clitoris; the partial or total removal of the clitoris and labia minora; and narrowing the vaginal orifice by cutting and repositioning the labia. «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
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Edge excision technique in labiaplasty has low complications …
Researchers determined that aesthetic surgery of the labia minora using an edge excision technique leads to satisfactory aesthetic outcomes ... «Healio, Jun 15»
9
Sex Education Therapists Run Afoul of Uganda's Strict Anti …
"They all bring in air," says Nantume, explaining why she advises women to stretch their labia minora. "That is why pulling closes in and keeps ... «Big News Network.com, Jun 15»
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It's summertime in Egypt. For many girls, that means it's genital …
In Egypt, the most widely performed type of FGM entails the removal of all or part of the clitoris and sometimes the labia minora. Over 90 percent ... «LA Daily News, Jun 15»

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