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Definition of Philtrum
1. Noun. The shallow groove running down the center of the outer surface of the upper lip. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Philtrum
1. the indentation between the upper lip and the nose [n -TRA]
Medical Definition of Philtrum
1. The area from below the nose to the upper lip. Normally the philtrum is grooved. In foetal alcohol syndrome, the philtrum is flat. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Philtrum
Literary usage of Philtrum
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Manual of operative surgery by John Fairbairn Binnie (1921)
"Dissect the philtrum from the intermaxillary bone and, in doing so, ... Close the
hare-lip in the usual manner, using the philtrum nasi to form the ..."
2. The Surgical Clinics of North America by Stanley P. L. Leong (1922)
"Congenital fissure of the lip and palate in which the lip had been operated upon
twice unsuccessfully with the result that the philtrum had been completely ..."
3. The Minor Elizabethan Drama by Ashley Horace Thorndike (1913)
"So here I find it to be a relique of naturall magick—an unlawful philtrum.
White Rennet adds, in a side note—' In Oxfordshire, the Maids, when they put ..."
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