Labia minora

The labia minora (<a href="/facts/Latin/pM3Kge85">Latin</a> for 'smaller lips', sg.: labium minus), also known as the inner labia, inner lips, or nymphae, are two flaps of <a href="/facts/Skin/4havlLzG">skin</a> that are part of the <a href="/facts/Primate/Hl8RNE2X">primate</a> <a href="/facts/Vulva/ECayW89s">vulva</a>, extending outwards from the inner <a href="/facts/Vagina/ca5jsTwF">vaginal</a> and <a href="/facts/Urethral_meatus/KEpC3DKX">urethral</a> openings to encompass the <a href="/facts/Vulval_vestibule/LIME4YHz">vestibule</a>. At the <a href="/facts/Glans_clitoridis/9EVTaabV">glans clitoridis</a>, each labium splits, above forming the <a href="/facts/Clitoral_hood/YUXdFGqk">clitoral hood</a>, and below the <a href="/facts/Frenulum_of_the_clitoris/9EVTaabV">frenulum of the clitoris</a>. At the bottom, the labia meet at the labial commissure. The labia minora vary widely in size, color and shape from individual to individual.
The labia minora are situated between the <a href="/facts/Labia_majora/eM8pHMtR">labia majora</a> and together form the <a href="/facts/Labia/owfHmUQ3">labia</a>. The labia minora are <a href="/facts/Homology_(biology)/muctKlyT">homologous</a> to the <a href="/facts/Penile_raphe/DyS2PeI7">penile raphe</a> and ventral penile skin in males.

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Labia minora