border /bor·der/ (bor´der) a bounding line, edge, or surface.
Vermilion border
vermilion border
vermilion border (vermil´y
n),
brush border a specialization of the free surface of a cell, consisting of minute cylindrical processes (microvilli) that greatly increase the surface area.
vermilion border the exposed red portion of the upper and lower lips.
ver·mil·ion border (v r-m l yn)n. The exposed margin of the upper or lower lip. |
Vermilion border
The line between the lip and the skin.
Mentioned in: Maxillofacial Trauma
vermilion border
[vərmil′yən]
Etymology: L, vermillium, bright red; OFr, bordure, frame
the external pinkish-to-red area of the upper and lower lips. It extends from the junction of the lips with the surrounding facial skin on the exterior to the labial mucosa within the mouth.
vermilion border (vermil´y
n),n the junction between the lip and the facial skin.
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