labium
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So also are the maxillæ and labium, though we are not aware that any one has indicated how close the homology is.
From Our Common Insects A Popular Account of the Insects of Our Fields, Forests, Gardens and Houses by Packard, A. S. (Alpheus Spring)
The labium in Japyx is four-lobed and bears a small two-jointed palpus.
From Our Common Insects A Popular Account of the Insects of Our Fields, Forests, Gardens and Houses by Packard, A. S. (Alpheus Spring)
Anthobian: feeding on flowers; applied to certain lamellicorn Coleoptera in which the labium extends beyond the mentum.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.
Labial: referring, pertaining or belonging to the labium.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.
Mouth-parts: a collective name including labrum, mandibles, maxillae, labium and appendages = trophi.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.
The round ligament attaches to the uterus near the uterine tubes, and extends to the labia majora.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
The growths, called vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia, or VIN, form on the external parts of the genital area, or vulva, including the labia and clitoris.
From New York Times ● Oct. 21, 2011
I think thou art mad! with Domine, labia aperies.
From A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 2 by Hazlitt, William Carew
Indurated œdema, with brownish-red or livid discoloration of one or both labia, is diagnostic of syphilis.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis
Was it all this while, Domine, labia aperies?
From A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 2 by Hazlitt, William Carew
