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FREIN LABIAL SUPERIEUR [1 record]

Record 1 2024-10-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Morphology and General Physiology
  • Lips and Tongue
Universal entry(ies)
CONT

Pulling up on the upper lip exposes the frenulum of the upper lip, which is the median tissue that links the lip to the maxilla.

OBS

frenulum of upper lip; frenulum labii superioris: designations found in the Terminologia Anatomica.

Key term(s)
  • upper lip frenulum
  • superior lip frenulum

French

Domaine(s)
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
  • Lèvres et langue
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
CONT

En tirant la lèvre supérieure vers le haut, on expose le frein de la lèvre supérieure ou frein labial supérieur, un repli tissulaire médian qui relie la lèvre au maxillaire supérieur.

OBS

frein de la lèvre supérieure : désignation dérivée de la Terminologia Anatomica.

OBS

frenulum labii superioris : désignation tirée de la Terminologia Anatomica.

Spanish

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