How to Pronounce Labial Fusion

Say it as LAY-bee-al FYOO-zhun. The first word rhymes with 'day,' the second word sounds like 'fusion' in 'nuclear fusion.' The stress falls on the first syllable of each word: LAY-bee-al and FYOO-zhun.

The stress is on LAY (the first syllable of 'labial') and FYOO (the first syllable of 'fusion'). A common mistake is stressing the middle syllable in 'labial'—luh-BEE-al—but the correct way is to emphasize the first syllable: LAY-bee-al.

'Labial' has three syllables: LAY-bee-al. 'Fusion' has two syllables: FYOO-zhun. Together, the full term is LAY-bee-al FYOO-zhun (five syllables total).

'Labial' comes from the Latin word 'labium,' which means 'lip.' In medical language, it refers to the folds of skin around the opening of the vagina. So 'labial fusion' literally means the lips have fused, or stuck together.

'Fusion' comes from the Latin word 'fundere,' meaning 'to pour' or 'to blend.' In medical language, fusion describes two parts sticking together or joining as one. In 'labial fusion,' it describes the labia becoming joined.

You could say the inner vaginal lips are stuck or fused together. The medical term 'labial fusion' is more specific and precise, but 'stuck-together lips' captures the basic idea in everyday language.

Yes! 'Labial' appears in other medical terms like 'labial herpes' (a herpes infection on the lips) and 'labioversion' (movement of teeth related to the lips). All these words share the same root—'labium,' the Latin word for lip.

Yes: 'The doctor explained that labial fusion is a condition where the inner vaginal lips become joined together.' Notice that 'labial fusion' is used as a noun (a thing or condition), and both words stay in their standard medical form.