Labia-majora
[ley-bee-uh muh-jawr-uh, -johr-uh] /ˈleɪ bi ə məˈdʒɔr ə, -ˈdʒoʊr ə/
plural noun, singular labium majus
[ley-bee-uh m mey-juh s] /ˈleɪ bi əm ˈmeɪ dʒəs/ (Show IPA). Anatomy.
1.
the outer folds of skin of the external female genitalia.
/məˈdʒɔːrə/
plural noun
1.
the two elongated outer folds of skin in human females surrounding the vaginal orifice
n.
the outer fold of skin around the vulva, 1813, Modern Latin, literally “great lips” (see labia). The singular is labium majus.
labia majora labia ma·jo·ra (mə-jôr’ə)
pl.n.
The two outer rounded folds of adipose tissue that lie on either side of the vaginal opening and that form the external lateral boundaries of the vulva.
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