Medical Terminology Lips

Standard Terminology for the Lips, Mouth, and Oral Region

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Standard Terminology for the Lips, Mouth, and Oral Region. The appearance of the lips varies with facial movement. Smiling and crying can alter dramatically the shape of the upper lip, as do pursing or pouting. Therefore, the lips must be assessed when the subject has …

Lips | definition of lips by Medical dictionary

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lip (lĭp) n. 1. Anatomy a. Either of two fleshy structures that surround the opening of the mouth in humans and other mammals. b. In humans, the smooth brownish to reddish …

Lip | definition of lip by Medical dictionary

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lip [ lip] 1. the upper or lower fleshy margin of the mouth. 2. any liplike part; called also labium. cleft lip see cleft lip and cleft palate. double lip redundancy of the submucous …

Lip - Wikipedia

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Lips | anatomy | Britannica

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lips, soft pliable anatomical structures that form the mouth margin of most vertebrates, composed of a surface epidermis (skin), connective tissue, and (in typical mammals) a …

Chapped Lips (Cheilitis): Causes, Treatment

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Your lips are exposed to the elements more than the rest of your body and can become chapped from sun exposure, dry or cold weather conditions. Chapped lips, known …

What is a lip? (upper lip and lower lip)

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Lip consists of two parts called upper lip and lower lip. And upper lip and lower lip consists of two parts: skin (cutaneous) part and vermilion part (vermilion is a special kind of skin …

Biology of the Mouth - Merck Manuals …

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A View of the Mouth The salivary glands produce saliva. There are three major pairs of salivary glands: parotid, submandibular, and sublingual. Besides the major …

List of medical roots, suffixes and prefixes - Wikipedia

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List of medical roots, suffixes and prefixes Talk Read Edit View history This is a list of roots, suffixes, and prefixes used in medical terminology, their meanings, and …

Appendix A: Word Parts and What They Mean

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lip-, lipo-fat: lith-, litho-stone: lymph-, lympho-lymph: mamm, mast-, masto-breast: mening-, meningo-meninges (the membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord) …