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labia minora

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labia mi·no·ra (m-nôr)
pl.n.
The two thin inner folds of skin within the vestibule of the vagina enclosed within the cleft of the labia majora.

Labia minora
Minor lips; narrow folds of tissue between the labia major, on either side of the urethral and vaginal openings.
Mentioned in: Vulvodynia

labia minora
[minôr′ə] sing. labium minus [mē′nəs]
two thin folds of skin between the labia majora, extending from the clitoris backward on both sides of the vaginal orifice, ending between it and the labia majora. Anteriorly each labium divides into an upper and a lower division. The upper divisions pass above the clitoris and meet to form the preputium clitoridis. The lower divisions pass beneath the clitoris and unite to form the frenulum of the clitoris. Opposed surfaces of the labia minora contain sebaceous follicles.


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Medically non-essential surgery to the labia minora is being promoted as an effective treatment for women's complaints but no data on clinical effectiveness exist.
Type II is defined as partial or total removal of the clitoris and labia minora with or without excision of the labia majora
Here''s the gruesome part: labiaplasty reshapes the external structure of the labia minora through surgery.
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