NOUN
- a liplike structure that bounds a bodily orifice (especially any of the four labiate folds of a woman's vulva)
How To Use labium In A Sentence
- Between the hymen and the frenulum of the labia is the fossa navicularis, while in the groove between the hymen and the labium minus, on either side, the small opening of the greater vestibular (Bartholins) gland can be seen. XII. Surface Anatomy and Surface Markings. 10. Surface Markings of the Perineum
- The labium, which is divided into three joints, becomes flattened towards the tip, which is square, and ends in two thin membranous lobes, probably endowed with Our Common Insects A Popular Account of the Insects of Our Fields, Forests, Gardens and Houses
- The labium was the equivalent of the hyoid, the labial palps and maxillipedes the equivalent of the "hyoid" elements which form the branchial arches. Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology
- Lateral lobe: of the labium in Odonata, corresponds to the paraglossa with palpiger and palpus (Gerstaecker) or, more probably, to the palpus alone (Butler). Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology
- A 34-year-old woman reported with a hyperpigmented palpable lesion, approximately 5-10 mm in diameter, was found on the patient's left labium majus. BioMed Central - Latest articles
- Hofmokl also describes the case of a young girl with an undeveloped vagina, absence of the uterus and adnexa, who during a forcible and unsuccessful attempt at coitus, had her left labium majus torn from the vaginal wall. Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine
- (mandibles), and two pairs of maxillæ, the second and basal pair being united at their base to form the so-called labium, or under lip. Our Common Insects A Popular Account of the Insects of Our Fields, Forests, Gardens and Houses
- Palpiger: that sclerite of the labium to which the labial palpus is attached corresponds to the palpifer of the maxilla and has been used in the same general sense. Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology
- The larvae of odonates are easily distinguished from those of other aquatic larvae by their long, hinged labium that is used to seize prey. Insecta (Aquatic)
- Several groups developed active predatory larvae, still showing the spoon-shaped labium.
