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Vulvae vs Valvae - What's the difference?

vulvae | valvae |

As nouns the difference between vulvae and valvae

is that vulvae is irregular plural of vulva while valvae is plural of valva.

vulvae

English

Noun

(head)
  • (vulva)
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    vulva

    English

    (wikipedia vulva)

    Noun

  • (anatomy) The external female (l) (l), collectively.
  • Usage notes

    (term) is often used to refer to the vulva or female genitals generally, even though strictly speaking the (vagina) is a wholly internal structure. Calling the vulva the (vagina) is rather like calling the lips the (mouth) or (throat).

    Hypernyms

    *genitals

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    (terms derived from vulva) * vulval * vulvar * vulvate * vulvectomy * vulvic * vulviform

    valvae

    English

    Noun

    (head)
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