The two thin inner folds of skin within the vestibule of the vagina enclosed within the cleft of the labia majora; nymphae.
[New Latin labia minōra : Latin labia, pl. of labium, lip + Latin minōra, neuter pl. of minor, smaller.]
labia minora
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(mə-nôr'ə)
pl.n.
pl.n.
The two thin inner folds of skin within the vestibule of the vagina enclosed within the cleft of the labia majora.
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The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
the two inner folds of the vulva
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