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philtrum
noun[ Cusually singular ]
anatomy specializeduk /ˈfɪl.trəm/ us /ˈfɪl.trəm/pluralphiltrauk /ˈfɪl.trə/ us /ˈfɪl.trə/
the narrow area of skin between your top lip and the bottom of your nose that curves in slightly :
The typical features of the syndrome include a long philtrum, wide mouth, and thick lips.
These procedures are performed on younger patients with congenitally long philtra.
The resulting scar follows reasonably well the line of the philtrum.
Snout and suck reflexes are primitive oral reflexes elicited by tapping the philtrum or touching an object to the lips, respectively.
The two groups differed in four quantitative measurements: facial width, lower facial height, facial height, and length of the philtrum.
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