Majora

Synonyms

yuga

Phrases with the word

labia majora of the external genitalia labia majora of the female genitalia labia majora of the pubic region labia majora of the pudendal area labia majora of the pudendum labia majora of the vulva

Examples

Labia majora are commonly known as the outer lips, while labia minora (Latin for small lips) running alongside between them as the inner lips. Source: Internet

Like the scrotum, labia majora after puberty may become of a darker color than the skin outside them, and, similarly, also grow pubic hair on their external surface (the female genitals on accompanying photos are shaved to show their structure clearer). Source: Internet

The scrotum and labia majora develop to have both similarities and crucial differences. Source: Internet

In 2005, Majora was awarded a MacArthur Fellowship, also known as the “genius” grant, and in 2010 her public radio show, The Promised Land, earned a Peabody Award. Source: Internet

Traditionally, to avoid confusion with other lip-like structures of the body, the labia of female genitals were termed by anatomists in Latin as labia majora (or minora) pudendi. Source: Internet

The vestibular bulbs lie close to the crura on either side of the vaginal opening; internally, they are beneath the labia majora. Source: Internet