Definition of Labium. Meaning of Labium. Synonyms of Labium

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Definition of Labium

Labium
Labium La"bi*um, n.; pl. L. Labia, E. Labiums. [L.] 1. A lip, or liplike organ. 2. The lip of an organ pipe. 3. pl. (Anat.) The folds of integument at the opening of the vulva. 4. (Zo["o]l.) (a) The organ of insects which covers the mouth beneath, and serves as an under lip. It consists of the second pair of maxill[ae], usually closely united in the middle line, but bearing a pair of palpi in most insects. It often consists of a thin anterior part (ligula or palpiger) and a firmer posterior plate (mentum). (b) Inner margin of the aperture of a shell.

Meaning of Labium from wikipedia

- Look up labium or labia in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Labium is the Latin word for lip. In English, it may refer to: Labium (botany), a modified...
- Typically, together with the maxillae, the labium ****ists mani****tion of food during mastication. The role of the labium in some insects, however, is adapted...
- In primates, and specifically in humans, the labia majora (sg.: labium majus), also known as the outer lips or outer labia, are two prominent longitudinal...
- The labia minora (Latin for 'smaller lips', sg.: labium minus), also known as the inner labia, inner lips, or nymphae, are two flaps of skin that are part...
- instead referred to as the labia ****e. Labium (plural labia) is a Latin-derived term meaning "lip". Labium and its derivatives (including labial, labrum)...
- the outer edge of the labium. They also have palps, which are used to sense the characteristics of potential foods. The labium is a single structure,...
- intimacy. The upper and lower lips are referred to as the labium superius oris and labium inferius oris, respectively. The juncture where the lips meet...
- the jet around the labium results into a fluctuating force of the airflow on the labium. Following the third law of Newton the labium exerts an opposite...
- In botany, the labellum (or lip) is the part of the flower of an orchid or Canna, or other less-known genera, that serves to attract insects, which pollinate...
- and uterine tube. It p****es through the inguinal canal to insert at the labium majus. The two round ligaments of uterus develop from the gubernaculum;...