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Definition of Labia majora

1. Noun. The two outer folds of the vulva.

Definition of Labia majora

1. Noun. (anatomy) The two outer rounded folds of adipose tissue that lie on either side of the opening of the vagina. ¹

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Definition of Labia majora

1. The labia majora (singular: labium majus) are two prominent longitudinal cutaneous folds which extend downward and backward from the mons pubis to the perineum and form the lateral boundaries of the cleft of venus, which contains the labia minora, interlabial sulci, clitoral hood, clitoral glans, frenulum clitoridis, the Hart's Line, and the vulval vestibule, which contains the external openings of the urethra and the vagina. Each labium majus has two surfaces, an outer, pigmented and covered with strong, crisp hairs; and an inner, smooth and beset with large sebaceous follicles. Between the two there is a considerable quantity of areolar tissue, fat, and a tissue resembling the dartos tunic of the scrotum, besides vessels, nerves, and glands. The Labia Majora are thicker in front, where they form by their meeting the anterior commisure of the labia majora. Posteriorly they are not really joined, but appear to become lost in the neighboring integument, ending close to, and nearly parallel with— each other. Together with the connecting skin between them, they form the posterior commisure of the labia majora or posterior boundary of the pudendum. The interval between the posterior commissure of the labia majora and the anus, from 2.5 to 3 cm. in length, constitutes the perineum. The labia majora correspond to the scrotum in the male. Between the labia majora and the inner thighs are the labiocrural folds. Between the labia majora and labia minora are the interlabial sulci.

Medical Definition of Labia majora

1. The larger (major) outside pair of labia (lips) of the vulva (the female external genitalia). (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Labia Majora

Literary usage of Labia majora

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Anatomy, Descriptive and Surgical by Henry Gray (1901)
"THE External Organs of Generation in the Female are : the mons Veneris, the labia majora and minora, the clitoris, the meatus urinarias, and the orifice of ..."

2. A Treatise on the science and practice of midwifery by William Smoult Playfair (1893)
"The labia majora (Fig. 14, a) form two symmetrical sides to the longitudinal aperture of the vulva. They have two surfaces, one external, ..."

3. A Practical Treatise on the Diseases of Women by Theodore Gaillard Thomas (1891)
"The parts affected by it are the labia majora and minora, the clitoris, and the perineum. Erythema and erysipelas are simply accompanied by graver symptoms ..."

4. The American Journal of Obstetrics and Diseases of Women and Children (1916)
"He showed a connection through lymph tracts between the labia majora and minora of one side and the inguinal glands of the opposite side; also pointing out ..."

5. Obstetrics: a manual for students and practitioners by Charles W. Hayt (1892)
"In the virgin the labia majora are in apposition, but after childbirth ... They are two moist folds of mucous membrane seen in separating the labia majora. ..."

6. A Theoretical and practical treatise on midwifery: Including the Diseases of by Pierre Cazeaux, Étienne Tarnier, William R. Bullock (1868)
"м-, B. labia majora. С. nil,.п.. urethra. D. Labia minora. ... The labia, majora, or labia externa, are two cutaneous folds, flattened transversely, ..."

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