1. (Anat.) The external parts of the female genital organs; sometimes,
the opening between the projecting parts of the external organs.
2. (Zoöl.) The orifice of the oviduct of an insect or other
invertebrate.
Vul"vi*form (?), a. [L. vulva, volva, a wrapper + -form.] (Bot.) Like a
cleft with projecting edges.
||Vul*vi"tis (?), n. [NL. See Vulva, and -itis.] (Med.) Inflammation of
||the vulva.
||
Vul`vo-u"ter*ine (?), a. (Anat.) Pertaining both to the vulva and the
uterus.
Vul`vo*vag"i*nal (?), a. (Anat.) Pertaining both to the vulva and the
vagina.
Vyce (?), n. [Cf. Vise.] (Coopering) A kind of clamp with gimlet points
for holding a barrel head while the staves are being closed around it.
Knight.
Vy"ing (?), a. & n. from Vie. — Vy"ing*ly, adv.
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