vulva

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The foreskin or covering of the clitoris should not be adherent; while the presence of mucus, pus, or blood in the vulva should be at once reported to the physician; in his absence, the application of twenty per cent argyrol should be made daily Illustration: Fig.

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  1. noun The external genital organs of the female, including the labia majora, labia minora, clitoris, and vestibule of the vagina.

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  • “[The authorities] claim that Tiffany had injuries to her vulva area, [the] inside area beyond the vagina,” he said. —  ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • In some cases, the vulva is sewn together to preserve virginity.
  • These same women believe they have an abnormal vagina because their vulva is either too large or the labia too long, or that bits of it protrude unevenly. —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
  • There's a 5-year-old unregistered filly with a festering leg wound and a torn vulva, and a dark bay mare named Finely Decorated who suffers from strangles, a highly contagious throat infection.
  • There's a five-year-old unregistered filly with a festering leg wound and a torn vulva, and a dark bay mare named Finely Decorated who suffers from strangles, a highly contagious throat infection. —  Winnipeg Sun
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  1. Latin, womb, covering; see wel-2 in Indo-European roots.

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  1. = French vulve = Spanish Portuguese vulva = Italian volva, from Latin vulva, volva, a covering, integument, womb, from volvere, roll around or about: see volve, volute.
 

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