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LABIUM [13 records]

Record 1 2024-12-10

English

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

The corner of the mouth where the lips meet at the outer edges of the mouth.

OBS

labial commissure; commissura labiorum oris: designations found in the Terminologia Anatomica.

French

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

La fente orale(«rima oris») est limitée par les lèvres supérieure(«labium superius») et inférieure(«labium inferius») réunies par les commissures labiales(«commissura labiorum»).

OBS

commissure labiale : désignation dérivée de la Terminologia Anatomica.

OBS

commissura labiorum oris : désignation tirée de la Terminologia Anatomica.

Spanish

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Record 2 2024-08-01

English

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

While considerations of the lips are often centered on the vermilion zone, ... the lower lip encompasses the region between the lateral commissures and the labiomental crease of the chin. The upper and lower lips intersect at the mouth angle, referred to as the commissure.

OBS

lower lip; labium inferius oris: designations found in the Terminologia Anatomica.

French

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

La commissure des lèvres, aussi appelée commissure labiale, désigne [le] pli de chaque côté de la bouche, à la jonction de la lèvre supérieure et de la lèvre inférieure.

OBS

lèvre inférieure : désignation dérivée de la Terminologia Anatomica.

OBS

labium inferius oris : désignation tirée de la Terminologia Anatomica.

Spanish

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Record 3 2024-08-01

English

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

While considerations of the lips are often centered on the vermilion zone, the upper lip extends from the nasolabial folds to the inferior margin of the nose ... The upper and lower lips intersect at the mouth angle, referred to as the commissure.

OBS

upper lip; labium superius oris: designations found in the Terminologia Anatomica.

French

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

La commissure des lèvres, aussi appelée commissure labiale, désigne [le] pli de chaque côté de la bouche, à la jonction de la lèvre supérieure et de la lèvre inférieure.

OBS

lèvre supérieure : désignation dérivée de la Terminologia Anatomica.

OBS

labium superius oris : désignation tirée de la Terminologia Anatomica.

Spanish

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Record 4 2024-02-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Morphology and General Physiology
  • The Genitals
Universal entry(ies)
labium posterius ostii uteri
Latin
A09.1.03.017
classification system code, see observation
DEF

The posterior projection of the cervix into the vagina.

OBS

posterior lip of external os of uterus; posterior lip of external os: designations derived from the Terminologia Anatomica.

OBS

A09.1.03.017: Terminologia Anatomica identifying number.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
  • Organes génitaux
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
labium posterius ostii uteri
Latin
A09.1.03.017
classification system code, see observation
DEF

Relief postérieur du col de l’utérus, allongé transversalement et qui borde en arrière l’orifice externe du col.

OBS

lèvre postérieure de l’orifice externe de l’utérus : désignation dérivée de la Terminologia Anatomica.

OBS

A09.1.03.017 : numéro d’identification de la Terminologia Anatomica.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Morfología y fisiología general
  • Órganos genitales
Entrada(s) universal(es)
labium posterius ostii uteri
Latin
A09.1.03.017
classification system code, see observation
OBS

labio posterior del orificio externo del útero: designación derivada de la Terminología Anatómica.

OBS

A09.1.03.017: número de identificación de la Terminología Anatómica.

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Record 5 2023-12-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Morphology and General Physiology
  • The Genitals
Universal entry(ies)
labium minus pudendi
Latin
A09.2.01.007
classification system code, see observation
DEF

The small folds of mucous membrane forming the inner lips of the vulva.

OBS

labium minus: designation derived from the Terminologia Anatomica.

OBS

A09.2.01.007: Terminologia Anatomica identifying number.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
  • Organes génitaux
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
labium minus pudendi
Latin
A09.2.01.007
classification system code, see observation
DEF

Repli cutané vulvaire pair et symétrique, allongé sagittalement entre le capuchon clitoridien en avant et la fourchette vulvaire en arrière.

OBS

petite lèvre de la vulve; petite lèvre : désignations dérivées de la Terminologia Anatomica.

OBS

A09.2.01.007 : numéro d’identification de la Terminologia Anatomica.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Morfología y fisiología general
  • Órganos genitales
Entrada(s) universal(es)
labium minus pudendi
Latin
A09.2.01.007
classification system code, see observation
DEF

Repliegue cutáneo delgado, rico en glándulas sebáceas, que delimita con el del lado opuesto el vestíbulo de la vagina y queda cubierto por el labio mayor.

OBS

labio menor de la vulva: designación derivada de la Terminología Anatómica.

OBS

A09.2.01.007: número de identificación de la Terminología Anatómica.

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Record 6 2023-12-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Morphology and General Physiology
  • The Genitals
Universal entry(ies)
labium majus pudendi
Latin
A09.2.01.003
classification system code, see observation
DEF

An elongated fold running downward and backward from the mons pubis in the female, one on either side of the median pudendal cleft.

OBS

greater lip of the pudendum; labium majus : designations derived from the Terminologia Anatomica.

OBS

A09.2.01.003: Terminologia Anatomica identifying number.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
  • Organes génitaux
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
labium majus pudendi
Latin
A09.2.01.003
classification system code, see observation
DEF

Chacun des deux grands replis cutanés qui limitent de chaque côté le vestibule de la vulve.

OBS

grande lèvre de la vulve; grande lèvre : désignations dérivées de la Terminologia Anatomica.

OBS

A09.2.01.003 : numéro d’identification de la Terminologia Anatomica.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Morfología y fisiología general
  • Órganos genitales
Entrada(s) universal(es)
labium majus pudendi
Latin
A09.2.01.003
classification system code, see observation
DEF

Pliegue cutáneo antero-posterior, que delimita con el del lado opuesto la hendidura pudenda.

OBS

labio mayor de la vulva: designación derivada de la Terminología Anatómica.

OBS

A09.2.01.003: número de identificación de la Terminología Anatómica.

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Record 7 2023-08-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Morphology and General Physiology
  • The Genitals
Universal entry(ies)
labium anterius ostii uteri
Latin
A09.1.03.016
classification system code, see observation
DEF

The anterior projection of the cervix into the vagina.

OBS

anterior lip of external os of uterus; anterior lip of external os: designations derived from the Terminologia Anatomica.

OBS

A09.1.03.016: Terminologia Anatomica identifying number.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
  • Organes génitaux
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
labium anterius ostii uteri
Latin
A09.1.03.016
classification system code, see observation
DEF

Relief antérieur du col de l’utérus, allongé transversalement et qui borde en avant l’orifice externe du col.

OBS

lèvre antérieure de l’orifice externe de l’utérus : désignation dérivée de la Terminologia Anatomica.

OBS

A09.1.03.016 : numéro d’identification de la Terminologia Anatomica.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Morfología y fisiología general
  • Órganos genitales
Entrada(s) universal(es)
labium anterius ostii uteri
Latin
A09.1.03.016
classification system code, see observation
OBS

labio anterior del útero: designación derivada de la Terminología Anatómica.

OBS

A09.1.03.016: número de identificación de la Terminología Anatómica.

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Record 8 2008-07-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
DEF

A median lobe of the preoral cavity of the mouthparts.

OBS

The hypopharynx carries the salivary duct.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
DEF

Prolongation du plancher de la bouche.

OBS

L'hypopharynx a un peu la forme d’une langue et est situé à la base du labium entre les maxilles.

OBS

L’hypopharynx abrite le canal salivaire.

Spanish

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Record 9 2007-07-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A plant of the family Lamiaceae.

Key term(s)
  • white dead nettle
  • white dead-nettle

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Plante de la famille des Lamiaceae.

Spanish

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Record 10 2000-02-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
  • Crustaceans
DEF

The lower lip of an insect formed by the union of a pair of appendages homologous with the second maxillae of a crustacean. It consists of the fixed mentum and the movable prementum to which are attached laterally the 2 labial palps and distally the ligula. The latter, in a generalized insect such as the cockroach, consists of a pair of inner lobes or glossae and outer lobes or paraglossae. In some specialized mouth-parts such as those of the bee the ligula may be lengthened to form a tubular proboscis.

CONT

The mosquito has all six of its legs planted on the skin, and the bottom part of its proboscis, known as the labium, is folded back in a hairpin curve as it prepares to draw blood.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
  • Crustacés
DEF

Lèvre inférieure de la bouche des insectes mandibulés.

Spanish

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Record 11 1998-05-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Morphology and General Physiology
  • Plant Biology
DEF

A lip.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
  • Biologie végétale
DEF

Bord allongé de la fossette ligulaire de la feuille des Isoetes [...]

Spanish

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Record 12 1980-08-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Anatomy
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
OBS

The labium forms a deep trough in which is concealed a smaller bundle of long, tapering pale yellow feeding stylets that are collectively called the fascicle.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Anatomie animale
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
OBS

Le labium a la forme d’un cylindre dans lequel se trouve un faisceau de longs stylets effilés, de couleur jaune pâle, dont l'ensemble porte le nom de fascicule.

Spanish

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Record 13 1980-08-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Anatomy
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
OBS

[The proboscis] consists of a large, scaly outer lower lip called the labium, which terminates at the tip in two hairy lobes called the labella.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Anatomie animale
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
OBS

[La trompe] est formée d’une grande lèvre inférieure, recouverte d’écailles, le labium, dont l'extrémité porte deux lobes garnis de poils, les labelles.

Spanish

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