vulva

Example Sentences

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During a two-day mission the team can perform up to 80 colposcopies - where they examine the cervix and vulva for signs of cancerous or pre-cancerous tissue.

From BBC • Jul. 7, 2025

A 2014 survey by British charity The Eve Appeal found that one-third of young women avoided going to the doctor for gynecological health issues, and 65 percent struggled to say the words vagina or vulva.

From New York Times • Sep. 21, 2021

I am an 18-year-old person with a vulva, and I have no interest in having sex with other people, partly due to gender dysphoria.

From Slate • Jun. 14, 2021

"For some people, artificial scents and colors could cause irritation to the vulva; for others it may be a specific ingredient; and not all people will have a reaction."

From Salon • Mar. 20, 2021

In cows the mucous membrane of the vagina and the vulva become swollen, inflamed, very tender, and covered with dark-red spots.

From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry