dimple /dim·ple/ (dim´p'l) a slight depression, as in the flesh of the cheek, chin, or sacral region.
dimple,
postanal dimple a dermal pit near the tip of the coccyx, indicative of the site of attachment of the embryonic neural tube to the skin.
dim·ple (d m p l)n. 1. A small natural indentation in the chin, cheek, or sacral region, probably due to some developmental fault in the subcutaneous connective tissue or in underlying bone. 2. A depression of similar appearance resulting from trauma or the contraction of scar tissue. dim ple v. |
dimple,
1 a slight natural indentation or depression on a body surface, such as on the cheek.
2 a depression on a body surface resulting from contracting scar tissue or trauma.
dimple
see myotonic dimple.
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