Look up labial in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The term labial originates from Labium (Latin for "lip"), and is the adjective that describes anything...

Labialization is a secondary articulatory feature of sounds in some languages. Labialized sounds involve the lips while the remainder of the oral cavity...

The voiced labial–velar approximant is a type of consonantal sound, used in certain spoken languages, including English. It is the sound denoted by the...

transcription delimiters. Labial consonants are consonants in which one or both lips are the active articulator. The two common labial articulations are bilabials...

variable degree. The labia majora are thicker in front, and form the anterior labial commissure where they meet below the mons pubis. Posteriorly, they are not...

The labial scales are the scales of snakes and other scaled reptiles that border the mouth opening. These do not include the median scales on the upper...

A labio-palatalized sound is one that is simultaneously labialized and palatalized. Typically the roundedness is compressed, like [y], rather than protruded...

Labial fusion is a medical condition of the vulva where the labia minora become fused together. It is generally a pediatric condition. Labial fusion is...

The voiced labial–palatal (or labio-palatal) approximant is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages, for example, French "huitiéme"...

A labial frenectomy is a form of frenectomy performed on the lip. The labial frenulum often attaches to the center of the upper lip and between the upper...

The voiceless labial–velar fricative is a type of consonantal sound, used in spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents...

The superior labial branches (labial branches), the largest and most numerous, descend behind the quadratus labii superioris, and are distributed to the...

Nasal n͡m Labial–alveolar ɳ͡m Labial–retroflex ŋ͡m Labial–velar Plosive t͡p d͡b Labial–alveolar ʈ͡p ɖ͡b Labial–retroflex k͡p ɡ͡b Labial–velar q͡ʡ Uvular–epiglottal...

The labial glands are minor salivary glands situated between the mucous membrane and the orbicularis oris around the orifice of the mouth. They are circular...

articles exist in this encyclopedia. Nasal palatal approximant [j̃] Nasal labial–velar approximant [w̃] Voiceless nasal glottal approximant [h̃] Voiceless...

§ Brackets and transcription delimiters. In phonetics, a bilabial consonant is a labial consonant articulated with both lips. Bilabial consonants are very common...

between [ ], / / and ⟨ ⟩, see IPA § Brackets and transcription delimiters. Labial–velar consonants are doubly articulated at the velum and the lips, such...

Labial vein may refer to: Inferior labial vein Posterior labial veins Superior labial vein This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the...

Prominent inferior labial artery, also known as caliber-persistent labial artery is characterized by the appearance of a pulsating papule in the lower...

The voiced labial–velar implosive is a rare type of consonantal sound. It occurs in a few African languages, including the Central dialect of Igbo, Lese...

into a greeting in the Hadza language of Tanzania, and as allophones of labial–velar stops in some West African languages (Ladefoged 1968), as of /mw/...

The labial thermistor clip is a device used measure the skin temperature of the labia minora and is associated blood engorgement. This device consists...

The voiceless labial–velar implosive is a rare type of consonantal sound. The sound exists in Igbo, though Clark says that it only occurs in the Central...

Labial nerves can refer: Posterior labial nerves, branches of the pudendal nerve Anterior labial nerves, branches of the ilioinguinal nerve Superior labial...

meaning that only vowels are labialized (i.e. Xʷ[kʰuˣt̪s̟] for all segments labialized, Cʷ[kʰuˣt̪s̟] for all consonants labialized), or the carrier letter...

Labia piercings are a type of female genital piercing. This piercing can be placed either through the labia minora or the labia majora. They are one of...

Labiaplasty (also known as labioplasty, labia minora reduction, and labial reduction) is a plastic surgery procedure for creating or altering the labia...

procheilon (also spelled prochilon), the "tuberculum labii superioris", and the "labial tubercle". The vertical groove extending from the procheilon to the nasal...

Labial–uvular consonants (also labio-uvular consonants) are doubly articulated consonants that occur at two places of articulation, the lips and the uvula...

Labial artery may refer to Inferior labial artery Posterior labial arteries Prominent inferior labial artery Superior labial artery This disambiguation...