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labia minora en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Etymology

From Latin (meaning “smaller lips”).

Meanings

1. (plural, plural-normally) The two inner folds of skin within the cleft of the labia majora.
   • When performed poorly, a labiaplasty — a procedure to reduce the size of the labia minora, and one of the fastest-growing cosmetic surgeries worldwide — can also damage nerves, leading to genital pain and loss of sexual sensation. 2022 October 17, Rachel E. Gross, “Half the World Has a Clitoris. Why Don’t Doctors Study It?”, in The New York Times:
   • The ventral skin of the penis is homologous to the labia minora.

Forms

Hypernyms

urogenital fold - embryological precursor

Relateds

labia majora

Translations (33)

ru ма́лые половы́е гу́бы ((anatomy) the two inner folds of skin within the cleft of the labia majora) · mr इवलीशी द्वीदला ((anatomy) the two inner folds of skin within the cleft of the labia majora) · fi pienet häpyhuulet ((anatomy) the two inner folds of skin within the cleft of the labia majora) · mr छोटी जिवणी ((anatomy) the two inner folds of skin within the cleft of the labia majora) · ml ഭഗാധരം ((anatomy) the two inner folds of skin within the cleft of the labia majora) · uk малі́ стате́ві гу́би ((anatomy) the two inner folds of skin within the cleft of the labia majora) · es labios menores ((anatomy) the two inner folds of skin within the cleft of the labia majora) · ja 小陰唇 ((anatomy) the two inner folds of skin within the cleft of the labia majora) · it piccole labbra ((anatomy) the two inner folds of skin within the cleft of the labia majora) · bn অন্তস্থ যোনিওষ্ঠ ((anatomy) the two inner folds of skin within the cleft of the labia majora) · pt lábios menores ((anatomy) the two inner folds of skin within the cleft of the labia majora) · bn ক্ষুদ্রোষ্ঠ ((anatomy) the two inner folds of skin within the cleft of the labia majora) · hu kisajkak ((anatomy) the two inner folds of skin within the cleft of the labia majora) · pl wargi sromowe mniejsze ((anatomy) the two inner folds of skin within the cleft of the labia majora) · mr इवलीइवली भेगा ((anatomy) the two inner folds of skin within the cleft of the labia majora) · fa لبهای کوچک ((anatomy) the two inner folds of skin within the cleft of the labia majora) · tl labing panloob ((anatomy) the two inner folds of skin within the cleft of the labia majora) · cmn 小陰脣 /小阴唇 ((anatomy) the two inner folds of skin within the cleft of the labia majora) · fr petites lèvres ((anatomy) the two inner folds of skin within the cleft of the labia majora) · mr छोटीचीरी ((anatomy) the two inner folds of skin within the cleft of the labia majora) · he שפתיים קטנות ((anatomy) the two inner folds of skin within the cleft of the labia majora) · sv inre blygdläpparna ((anatomy) the two inner folds of skin within the cleft of the labia majora) · mr आंतरिक भेगोष्ठ ((anatomy) the two inner folds of skin within the cleft of the labia majora) · fi sisemmät häpyhuulet ((anatomy) the two inner folds of skin within the cleft of the labia majora) · mi werewere ((anatomy) the two inner folds of skin within the cleft of the labia majora) · hu kis szeméremajkak ((anatomy) the two inner folds of skin within the cleft of the labia majora) · hi लघु भगोष्ठ ((anatomy) the two inner folds of skin within the cleft of the labia majora) · et väiksed häbememokad ((anatomy) the two inner folds of skin within the cleft of the labia majora) · de kleine Schamlippen ((anatomy) the two inner folds of skin within the cleft of the labia majora) · yue 小陰脣 /小阴唇 ((anatomy) the two inner folds of skin within the cleft of the labia majora) · bn নিম্ফে ((anatomy) the two inner folds of skin within the cleft of the labia majora) · ko 소음순 ((anatomy) the two inner folds of skin within the cleft of the labia majora) · bn লেবিয়া মাইনরা ((anatomy) the two inner folds of skin within the cleft of the labia majora)