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Meaning of VULVA

Pronunciation:  'vulvu

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  external parts of the female genitalia
 
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 See Also: button, clit, clitoris, female genital organ, female genitalia, female genitals, female reproductive system, labia majora, labia minora, labial vein, labium, mons, mons pubis, mons veneris, pudendal cleavage, pudendal cleft, pudendal slit, rima pudendi, rima vulvae, urethra, urogenital cleft, vena labialis, vestibule of the vagina, vulvar slit

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Vul"va\, n. [L. vulva, volva, from volvere to roll.]
1. (Anat.) The external parts of the female genital organs;
   sometimes, the opening between the projecting parts of the
   external organs.
2. (Zo["o]l.) The orifice of the oviduct of an insect or
   other invertebrate.
 
Medical Dictionary
 
 Definition: The external female genital organs, including the clitoris, vaginal lips, and the opening to the vagina.
 
Biology Dictionary
 
 Definition: The vulva is composed of the female external genital organs, including: the mons pubis, the labia majora, the labia minora, the vestibule of the vagina, the clitoris, the bulb of the vestibule, and the greater vestibular glands.
 

 

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