labia oris


labium

 [la´be-um] (pl. la´bia) (L.) lip. adj., adj la´bial.Female external genitalia. From Applegate, 2000.labium ma´jus (pl. la´bia majo´ra), an elongated fold in the female, one on either side of the rima pudendi.labium mi´nus (pl. la´bia mino´ra), the small fold of skin on either side, between the labia majora and the opening of the vagina.la´bia o´ris the lips of the mouth.

LIP

Acronym for lymphocytic interstitial pneumonia or lymphoid interstitial pneumonia. See: lymphocytic interstitial pneumonia.

lip

(lip), [TA] 1. One of the two muscular folds with an outer membrane having a stratified squamous cell epithelial surface layer that bound the mouth anteriorly.
See also: labium, labrum.
2. Any liplike structure bounding a cavity or groove.
See also: labium, labrum.
Synonym(s): labium (1) [TA] [A.S. lippa]

lips of mouth

[TA] fleshy folds with skin externally and oral mucosa internally that surround the oval fissure and form the anterior walls of the oral vestibule; with the enclosed orbicularis oris and various dilator muscles, the lips constitute the cranial sphincter of the alimentary tract. Synonym(s): labia oris [TA]

labia oris

(ôr′ĭs)pl.n. The lips of the mouth.