vulva

[ vuhl-vuh ]

noun

, Anatomy.

, plural vul·vae [vuhl, -vee], vul·vas.

1. the external female genitalia.

vulva

/ ˈvʌlveɪt; ˈvʌlvə; ˈvʌlvɪˌfɔːm /

noun

1. the external genitals of human females, including the labia, mons veneris, clitoris, and the vaginal orifice

vulva

/ vŭl′və /

, Plural vulvas vŭl′vē′

1. The external genitals of female mammals, including the labia and clitoris.

vulva

1. The external organs of the female reproductive system .

Derived Forms

• ˈvulval, adjective
• vulviform, adjective

Other Words From

• vulval vulvar adjective
• vul·vi·form [vuhl, -v, uh, -fawrm], vul·vate [vuhl, -veyt, -vit], adjective
• non·vulval adjective
• non·vulvar adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of vulva¹

Borrowed into English from Latin around 1540–50

Word History and Origins

Origin of vulva¹

C16: from Latin: covering, womb, matrix

Example Sentences

Staci Tanouye, a gynecologist in Florida, has Instagram videos walking viewers through a pharmacy’s feminine hygiene aisle and instructing them on how to wash a vulva.

From Washington Post

Lawless said he found the fair punctuated with games like Orgasm Bingo, Pin the Clitoris on the Vulva, and the Tent of Consent.

From The Daily Beast

They are two broad folds of membranous and adipose substance, forming the portals to the Vulva, or entrance to the Vagina.

From Project Gutenberg

Here the shoulder is protruded from the Vulva, the back being nearly folded, and the knees turned up against the face.

From Project Gutenberg

The Vulva begins to dilate, the lips separate wider and wider, and part of the child's head becomes visible.

From Project Gutenberg

In some instances the veins around the Vulva become much enlarged, and resemble tumors, and sometimes even impede delivery.

From Project Gutenberg

Vulva, vul′va, n. the orifice of the external organs of generation of the female.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• genitalia