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vul·va
(vŭl′və)n. pl. vul·vas also vul·vae (-vē)
The external genitals of the female, including the labia majora, labia minora, clitoris, and vestibule of the vagina.
[Latin, womb, covering; see wel- in Indo-European roots.]
vul′val, vul′var (-vər, -vär′), vul′vate′ (-vāt′, -vĭt) adj.
vul′vi·form′ (-və-fôrm′) adj.
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vulva
(ˈvʌlvə)n, pl -vae (-viː) or -vas
(Anatomy) the external genitals of human females, including the labia, mons veneris, clitoris, and the vaginal orifice
[C16: from Latin: covering, womb, matrix]
ˈvulval, ˈvulvar, vulvate adj
vulviform adj
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vul•va
(ˈvʌl və)n., pl. -vae (-vē), -vas.
the external female genitalia.
[1540–50; < Latin]
vul′val, vul′var, adj.
vul′vi•form` (-vəˌfɔrm) vul′vate (-veɪt, -vɪt) adj.
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vul·va
(vŭl′və) The external genital organs of female mammals.
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vulva
(or pudendum) The external female genitals.
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| Noun | 1. |  vulva - external parts of the female genitalialabial vein, vena labialis - veins draining the lips of the vulva urethra - duct through which urine is discharged in most mammals and which serves as the male genital duct female reproductive system - the reproductive system of females female genital organ, female genitalia, female genitals, fanny - external female sex organs; "in England `fanny' is vulgar slang for female genitals" labium - a liplike structure that bounds a bodily orifice (especially any of the four labiate folds of a woman's vulva) labia majora - the two outer folds of the vulva pudendal cleavage, pudendal cleft, pudendal slit, rima pudendi, rima vulvae, urogenital cleft, vulvar slit - the fissure between the labia majora labia minora - the two inner folds of the vulva |
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vulva
n. L. vulva, conjunto de los órganos femeninos externos del aparato genital;
cancer of the ___ → cáncer de la ___.
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vulva
n (pl -vae) vulvaEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.