One of the two fleshy folds which surround the opening of the mouth. [ http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=9458 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lip ]
Term information
- GAID:76
- OpenCyc:Mx4rvVi4U5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA
- Wikipedia:Lip
- ZFA:0007006
- EMAPA:32839
- UMLS:C0023759 (ncithesaurus:Lip)
- FMA:59816
- SCTID:181221003
- MESH:D008046
- galen:Lip
- BTO:0001647
- CALOHA:TS-0558
- NCIT:C12220
- VHOG:0000677
- TAO:0007006
- MA:0000343
uberon_slim, pheno_slim, vertebrate_core
Surface structure that is one of the two fleshy folds surrounding the opening of the mouth.[TAO]
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/99/Mouth.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/90/Lips.JPG
Term relations
- surface structure
- contributes to morphology of some mouth
- surrounds some oral opening
- part of some mouth