mentolabial sulcus

mentolabial sulcus
sulcus mentolabialis [TA] the skin furrow between the lower lip and the chin. Called also mentolabial furrow.

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  • mentolabial — men·to·la·bi·al .men tō lā bē əl adj of, relating to, or lying between the chin and lower lip <the mentolabial sulcus> * * * men·to·la·bi·al (men″to laґbe əl) [mento + labial] pertaining to the chin and lip …   Medical dictionary

  • Sulcus — From the Latin for a groove, furrow, or trench. In medicine, there are many sulci (plural of sulcus) as, for example, the superior pulmonary sulcus. * * * 1. [TA] One of the grooves or furrows on the surface of the brain, bounding the several… …   Medical dictionary

  • mentolabial furrow — see under sulcus …   Medical dictionary

  • furrow — A groove or sulcus. [A.S. furh] digital f. SYN: digital crease. genital f. a groove on the genital tubercle in the embryo, appearing toward the end of the second month. gluteal f. SYN: gluteal …   Medical dictionary

  • Surco (anatomía) — En anatomía humana, un surco o hendidura ([TA]: sulcus) es un término general usado para toda ranura o repliegue, especialmente las de la superficie de la corteza cerebral que separan circunvoluciones.[1] También se conoce especialmente como… …   Wikipedia Español

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