rima oris

rima

 [ri´mah] (L.)

a cleft or crack.

rima glot´tidis the elongated opening between the true vocal cords and between the arytenoid cartilages; called also vocal area.

rima o´ris the opening of the mouth.

rima palpebra´rum palpebral fissure.

rima puden´di the space between the labia majora; called also pudendal fissure.

or·al fis·sure

[TA]

the horizontal opening between the lips leading into the oral vestibule; the aperture of the mouth.

Synonym(s): rima oris [TA], oral opening ☆

ri·ma o·ris

(rī'mă ōr'is) [TA]

The mouth slit; the aperture of the mouth.

rima

pl. rimae [L.] a cleft or crack.

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rima cornealis

the groove in the scleral margin into which the rim of the cornea fits.

rima glottidis

the kite-shaped opening between the true vocal folds and between the vocal processes of the arytenoid cartilages.

rima oris

the opening of the mouth.

rima palpebrarum

palpebral fissure.

rima pudendi

the space between the labia of the vulva; called also pudendal fissure, rima vulvae.

rima vestibuli

the entrance to a cavity from a vestibule, especially that of the larynx.

rima vulvae

r. pudendi (above).