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lip
1. One of the two fleshy folds which surround the orifice of the mouth in man and many other animals. In man the lips are organs of speech essential to certain articulations. Hence, by a figure they denote the mouth, or all the organs of speech, and sometimes speech itself. "Thine own lips testify against thee." (Jeb xv. 6)
2. An edge of an opening; a thin projecting part of anything; a kind of short open spout; as, the lip of a vessel.
3. The sharp cutting edge on the end of an auger.
4. <botany> One of the two opposite divisions of a labiate corolla. (b) The odd and peculiar petal in the Orchis family. See Orchidaceous.
5. <zoology> One of the edges of the aperture of a univalve shell. Lip bit, a pod auger. See Auger. Lip comfort, comfort that is given with words only. Lip comforter, one who comforts with words only. Lip labour, unfelt or insincere speech; hypocrisy. Lip reading, the catching of the words or meaning of one speaking by watching the motion of his lips without hearing his voice. Lip salve, a salve for sore lips. Lip service, expression by the lips of obedience and devotion without the performance of acts suitable to such sentiments. Lip wisdom, wise talk without practice, or unsupported by experience. Lip work. Talk. Kissing. Lip make a lip, to drop the under lip in sullenness or contempt. To shoot out the lip, to show contempt by protruding the lip.
Origin: OE. Lippe, AS. Lippa; akin to D. Lip, G. Lippe, lefze, OHG. Lefs, Dan. Laebe, Sw. Lapp, L. Labium, labrum. Cf. Labial.
Source: Websters Dictionary
(01 Mar 1998)
lip and leg ulceration
An infectious disease of sheep characterised by crusted ulcers on the skin of the face, feet, and external genitalia; thought to be caused by the orf virus.
Synonym: lip and leg ulceration.
(05 Mar 2000)
lip bumper
<dentistry> A lip bumper is used to push the molars on your lower jaw back to create more space for other teeth. The lip bumper consists of an arch wire which is attached to a moulded piece of plastic. You mount the arch wire in the buccal tubes on your lower jaw, and plastic piece rests against your lips. When you eat or talk, you push the plastic piece back which pushes on your molars. That pushes your molars back.
(08 Jan 1998)
lip pits
Malformations of the lip seen in unilateral or bilateral depressions or fistulae. May be hereditary or associated with cleft lip and/or palate.
(05 Mar 2000)
lip reflex
A pouting movement of the lips provoked in young infants by tapping near the angle of the mouth.
(05 Mar 2000)
lip sulcus
A furrow between the developing lip and gum.
Synonym: labiodental sulcus, lip sulcus, primary labial groove.
(05 Mar 2000)
lipaemia
<biochemistry> Presence of an abnormally high amount of lipid in the bloodstream.
Origin: Gr. Haima = blood
(18 Nov 1997)
lipaemia retinalis
A creamy appearance of the retinal blood vessels that occurs when the lipids of the blood exceed 5%.
(05 Mar 2000)
lipaemic
Relating to lipaemia.
(05 Mar 2000)
lipaemic retinopathy
A milkiness of the retinal vessels (lipaemia retinalis) combined with hard-edged fatty exudates, seen in patients with diabetic acidosis and hyperlipaemia.
(05 Mar 2000)
lipancreatin
<chemical> Preparation of hog pancreas containing lipolytic enzymes
Synonym: cotazyme, viokase, pancrenase, creon
(26 Jun 1999)
lipans
<ethnology> A tribe of North American Inedians, inhabiting the northern part of Mexico. They belong to the Tinneh stock, and are closely related to the Apaches.
Source: Websters Dictionary
(01 Mar 1998)
liparian
<zoology> Any species of a family (Liparidae) of destructive bombycid moths, as the tussock moths.
Source: Websters Dictionary
(01 Mar 1998)
liparite
<chemical> A quartzose trachyte; rhyolite.
Origin: So called from Lipari, the island.
Source: Websters Dictionary
(01 Mar 1998)
liparocele
An omental hernia.
Origin: G. Liparos, fatty, + kele, tumour, hernia
(05 Mar 2000)
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acetabular lip
A fibrocartilaginous rim attached to the margin of the acetabulum of the hip bone.
Synonym: labrum acetabulare, acetabular lip, circumferential cartilage, cotyloid ligament, ligamentum cotyloideum.
(05 Mar 2000)
anterior lip of uterine os
The portion of the vaginal part of the uterine cervix that bounds the ostium anteriorly intervening between the ostium and the anterior vaginal fornix. It is slightly shorter than labium posterius.
Synonym: labium anterius ostii uteri.
(05 Mar 2000)
articular lip
A fibrocartilaginous lip around the margin of the concave portion of some joints.
Synonym: labrum articulare, articular lip.
(05 Mar 2000)
vestibular lip of limbus of spiral lamina
vestibular labium of limbus of spiral lamina
glenoidal lip
A ring of fibrocartilage attached to the margin of the glenoid cavity of the scapula to increase its depth.
Synonym: labrum glenoidale, articular margin, circumferential cartilage, glenoid ligament, glenoidal lip, ligamentum glenoidale.
(05 Mar 2000)
medial lip of linea aspera
The medial margin of the linea aspera of the femur that provides attachment for part of the vastus medialis muscle.
Synonym: labium mediale lineae asperae.
(05 Mar 2000)
rhombic lip
The thickened alar plate of the embryonic rhombencephalon.
(05 Mar 2000)
cleft lip
<embryology, paediatrics> A genetic disorder that results in the failure of fusion in the upper lip. Also seen commonly in association with cleft palate.
(13 Nov 1997)
posterior lip of uterine os
The portion of the uterine cervix that bounds the ostium posteriorly. It is slightly longer than labium anterius, intervening between the cervical canal and the posterior fornix of the vagina.
Synonym: labium posterius ostii uteri.
(05 Mar 2000)
Hapsburg lip
Prognathism and pouting lower lip, characteristic of the Hispano-Austrian imperial dynasty.
(05 Mar 2000)
high lip line
The greatest height to which the lip is raised in normal function or during the act of smiling broadly.
(05 Mar 2000)
small pudendal lip
One of two narrow longitudinal folds of mucous membrane enclosed in the pudendal cleft within the labia majora; posteriorly, they gradually merge into the labia majora and join to form the frenulum labiorum pudendi (fourchette); anteriorly, each labium divides into two portions which unite with those of the opposite side in front of the glans clitoridis to form the prepuce.
Synonym: labium minus pudendi, small pudendal lip.
(05 Mar 2000)
depressor muscle of lower lip
<anatomy, muscle> Origin, anterior portion of lower border of mandible; insertion, orbicularis oris musculus and skin of lower lip; action, depresses lower lip; nerve supply, facial.
Synonym: musculus depressor labii inferioris, depressor muscle of lower lip, musculus quadratus labii inferioris, musculus quadratus menti.
(05 Mar 2000)
double lip
Congenital or acquired excess tissue on the inner mucosal aspect of the lip; may be a manifestation of Ascher's syndrome.
(05 Mar 2000)
quadrate muscle of upper lip
Composed of three heads usually described as three separate muscles; they are the caput angulare or levator labii superioris alaeque nasi muscle; caput infraorbitale or levator labii superioris muscle; caput zygomaticum or zygomaticus minor muscle.
Synonym: quadrate muscle of upper lip.
(05 Mar 2000)
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