labial
Of or pertaining to the lips or labiaOf or pertaining to the lips or labia.
» Female circumcision can cause labial adhesions.
Meaning
4 senses(not comparable)Of or pertaining to the lips or labia.
of or relating to the lips of the mouth
(not comparable)Articulated by the lips, as the consonants b, m and w.
labial
губно́йgubnój, лабиа́льныйlabiálʹnyj
губни́йhubnýj
(not comparable)On the side facing the lips. See mesial.
(not comparable)Furnished with lips.
a labial organ pipe
Examples
2 sentencesFemale circumcision can cause labial adhesions.
The lips are involved in making labial consonants.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowing from Medieval Latin labiālis (“of or pertaining to the lips”), from labium (“a lBorrowing from Medieval Latin labiālis (“of or pertaining to the lips”), from labium (“a lip”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix). By surface analysis, labi(um) + -al.
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