Definition: 'Tubercle Of Upper Lip'
tubercle of upper lip
Type: Term
Definitions:
1. the slight projection on the free edge of the center of the upper lip at the lower extent of the philtrum.
Synonyms:
tuberculum labii superioris, labial tubercle, procheilon, prochilon
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