labia oris

labium

 [la´be-um] (pl. la´bia) (L.)

lip. adj., adj la´bial.

Female external genitalia. From Applegate, 2000.

labium ma´jus (pl. la´bia majo´ra), an elongated fold in the female, one on either side of the rima pudendi.

labium mi´nus (pl. la´bia mino´ra), the small fold of skin on either side, between the labia majora and the opening of the vagina.

la´bia o´ris the lips of the mouth.

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LIP

Acronym for lymphocytic interstitial pneumonia or lymphoid interstitial pneumonia. See: lymphocytic interstitial pneumonia.

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lip

(lip), [TA]

1. One of the two muscular folds with an outer membrane having a stratified squamous cell epithelial surface layer that bound the mouth anteriorly.
See also: labium, labrum.

2. Any liplike structure bounding a cavity or groove.
See also: labium, labrum.

Synonym(s): labium (1) [TA]

[A.S. lippa]

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lips of mouth

[TA]

fleshy folds with skin externally and oral mucosa internally that surround the oval fissure and form the anterior walls of the oral vestibule; with the enclosed orbicularis oris and various dilator muscles, the lips constitute the cranial sphincter of the alimentary tract.

Synonym(s): labia oris [TA]

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labia oris

(ôr′ĭs)

pl.n.

The lips of the mouth.

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