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  • Labia minora

    The inner or lesser lips of the female genitalia or vulva labia majora. Two small fleshy folds on the inside edge of the vulva. Labium minus, two folds of skin that form the inner smaller lips of the female genitalia, extending from the clitoris backwards on each side of the vaginal opening, inside the labia…

  • Labia majora

    The outer and larger pair of lips of the female vulva labia minora. Two large fleshy folds at the outside edge of the vulva. Labium majus, two long folds of skin that form the outer and larger lips of the external female genitalia, one on each side of die vaginal opening outside the labia minora;…

  • Labia

    The liplike structures of the female external genitalia. The lips of the vaginal opening that protect the female’s external genitalia. The outer, thicker folds, which have hair and sweat glands, are called the labia majora. The thinner, inner folds, called the labia minora, form the hood over the clitoris. The labia majora and labia minora…

  • Labeling theory of mental disorders

    The assertion that the label “mental illness” acts as a self- fulfilling prophecy that perpetuates the condition once the label has been applied.  

  • Labeling

    In education, the classifying or categorizing of students based on their ability or aptitude for the purpose of placement. labeling Tagging a child as good or bad, bright or dull, pretty or plain, and the like; a destructive habit, because such labels can damage a child’s self-esteem and (because children often live up to adults’…

  • Laam

    A synthetic narcotic that is chemically similar to methadone that has a duration of action that lasts 48-72 h.  

  • Kypholordosis

    Round, hollow back.  

  • Kynurenine

    A derivative of tryptophan metabolism, present in the urine of rabbits and occasionally other animals. An intermediate compound in tryptophan metabolism.  

  • Kussmaul respiration

    Deep, rapid respiration characteristic of the air hunger found in diabetic acidosis or coma.  

  • Kretek

    A clove cigarette.  

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