labium
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Lying in this groove along the upper side of the labium are six very fine, sharp-pointed needles.
From Insects and Diseases A Popular Account of the Way in Which Insects may Spread or Cause some of our Common Diseases by Rennie Wilbur Doane
A, Sucking mouth of a Butterfly: p, proboscis; l, labium; l1, labial palps; m, mandibles.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura by Various
Elinguata: without a tongue: forms in which the maxillae are connate with the labium: see synista.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by John. B. Smith
The piercing proboscis consists of three long needle-like organs, the epipharynx and mandibles, and a lower lip or labium.
From Insects and Diseases A Popular Account of the Way in Which Insects may Spread or Cause some of our Common Diseases by Rennie Wilbur Doane
The labium is not developed from a pair of tubercles, as is usual, but at once appears as an unpaired, or single organ.
From Our Common Insects A Popular Account of the Insects of Our Fields, Forests, Gardens and Houses by A. S. (Alpheus Spring) Packard
Last month, leading Dutch dictionary Dikke van Dale said it would include a new term for the labia, "vulvalippen" - in its upcoming online addition - alongside the traditional term "schaamlippen".
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
The round ligament attaches to the uterus near the uterine tubes, and extends to the labia majora.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
The growths, called vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia, or VIN, form on the external parts of the genital area, or vulva, including the labia and clitoris.
From New York Times ● Oct. 21, 2011
Indurated œdema, with brownish-red or livid discoloration of one or both labia, is diagnostic of syphilis.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Alexis Thomson
In the female, the cauliflower-like masses are dissected from the labia; in the male, the prepuce is removed and the warts on the glans are snipped off with scissors.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Alexis Thomson
