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Definition of Nymphae
1. nympha [n] - See also: nympha
Lexicographical Neighbors of Nymphae
Literary usage of Nymphae
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Diseases of Women: A Handbook for Physicians and Students by Franz Winckel (1887)
"Supernumerary nymphae are oftener met with, an illustration being shown in ...
On the other hand, we more frequently observe that one or both nymphae have ..."
2. Practical gynecology: A Comprehensive Text-book for Students and Physicians by Edward Emmet Montgomery (1907)
"The nymphae can be absent and the clitoris so imperfectly developed that the site
of the vulva ... Defects in nymphae.—Absence of the nymphae is infrequent, ..."
3. The Principles of Midwifery: Including the Diseases of Women and Children by John Burns (1843)
"It is generally torn when the first child is born. There may be only a
semilunar .margin formed by the fold of mucous coat. The nymphae, at first, ..."
4. The Morbid Anatomy of Some of the Most Important Parts of the Human Body by Matthew Baillie, James Wardrop (1833)
"The external parts, particularly the inside of the nymphae, and the vestibulum,
are subject to inflammation and ulcers from common causes, and especially ..."
5. Females and Their Diseases: A Series of Letters to His Class by Charles Delucena Meigs (1848)
"No inconvenience attended it, as relative to the absence of the nymphae, which,
says he, " n'etoit utile que pour la decoration. ..."
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