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Definitions for vulvaˈvʌl və

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

vul•vaˈvʌl və(n.)(pl.)-vae; -vas.

  1. the external female genitalia.

    Category: Anatomy

Origin of vulva:

1540–50; < L

vul′vi•form`-vəˌfɔrm; -veɪt, -vɪt(adj.)vul′vate

Princeton's WordNet

  1. vulva(noun)

    external parts of the female genitalia

Wiktionary

  1. vulva(Noun)

    The external female sexual organs, collectively.

    2. Origin: From vulva, earlier volva, probably from volvare. Akin to Sanskrit .

Webster Dictionary

  1. Vulva(noun)

    the external parts of the female genital organs; sometimes, the opening between the projecting parts of the external organs

  2. Vulva(noun)

    the orifice of the oviduct of an insect or other invertebrate

U.S. National Library of Medicine

  1. Vulva

    The external genitalia of the female. It includes the CLITORIS, the labia, the vestibule, and its glands.

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