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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...
- 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,...
-
instead referred to as the
labia ****e.
Labium (plural labia) is a Latin-derived term
meaning "lip".
Labium and its
derivatives (including labial, labrum)...
- 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...
- 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...
- used to chew up the
plant matter that the
larvae eat. The
lower jaw, or
labium, is weak, but may
carry a spinneret, an
organ used to
create silk. The head...
- 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...
