See Also: Labium(medicine)
labium(dictionary)
labium majus(medicine)
labium vocale(medicine)
labium minus(medicine)
labium inferius oris(medicine)
labium superius oris(medicine)
labium majus pudendi(medicine)
labium minus pudendi(medicine)
labium posterius ostii uteri(medicine)

labium (iou)



labium noun. . L16.
[Latin = lip: cf. LABRUM.]
1. Anatomy. A liplike structure; spec. (chiefly in pl.) the two pairs of folds of skin on either side of the vulva. L16.
labia majora the smaller, inner pair of labia of the vulva.
Entomology. The fused mouthpart which forms the floor of the mouth or underlip. E19.
Botany. The lip, esp. the lower or anterior lip, of a labiate corolla. Cf. GALEA. E19.