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philtrum

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The vertical groove found on the median line of the upper lip, extending to the nose. [ http://www.informatics.jax.org/accession/anna MP:0012256 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philtrum ]

Synonyms: lip philtrum

This is just here as a test because I lose it

Term information

database cross reference
Subsets

pheno_slim

comment

Philtrum is modelled as the groove rather than the surface structure itself.

has related synonym

infranasal depression

medial cleft

philtral region of upper lip

id

UBERON:0005402

see also

https://github.com/obophenotype/uberon/pull/2691

taxon notes

vestigial in humans. In humans, the philtrum is formed where the nasomedial and maxillary processes meet during embryonic development (colloquially known as Hulse lines). When these processes fail to fuse fully in humans, a cleft lip (sometimes called a 'hare lip') can result. A flattened or smooth philtrum can be a symptom of fetal alcohol syndrome or Prader-Willi syndrome