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Labium


La′bi-um

,
Noun.
;
pl. L.
Labia
(#)
, E.
Labiums
(#)
.
[L.]
1.
A lip, or liplike organ.
2.
The lip of an organ pipe.
3.
pl.
(Anat.)
The folds of integument at the opening of the vulva.
4.
(Zool.)
(a)
The organ of insects which covers the mouth beneath, and serves as an under lip. It consists of the second pair of maxillæ, usually closely united in the middle line, but bearing a pair of palpi in most insects. It often consists of a thin anterior part (
ligula
or
palpiger
) and a firmer posterior plate (
mentum
).
(b)
Inner margin of the aperture of a shell.

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labium

labium

English

Noun

labium (plural labia)

  1. (anatomy) A liplike structure; especially one of the two pairs of folds of skin either side of the ****.
  2. (botany) The lip of a labiate corolla.
  3. (music) The lip against which pressured air is driven in a flue pipe in an organ.

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From the Proto-Indo-European *leb- (to hang loosely).

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Noun

labium n (genitive labiī); second declension

  1. lip

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Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative labium labia
genitive labiī labiōrum
dative labiō labiīs
accusative labium labia
ablative labiō labiīs
vocative labium labia

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