• Abbreviations

    Medical abbreviations matching this query:

    • LIP: lymphocytic interstitial pneumonia
    • lip/o: fat, lipid [root]
Anatomy
lip Audio
lip [ lip ]
Subclass of:
Oral cavity
Etymology:
Anglo-Saxon lippa = lip
Definitions related to lip:
  • Either of the two fleshy, full-blooded margins of the mouth.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • Fleshy fold which surrounds the opening of the mouth.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Region of labial part of mouth sharing upper or lower boundary of oral orifice.
    Foundational Model of Anatomy
    University of Washington, 2017
  • Upper or lower flesh margin of the mouth.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • (labial) Occurring in, or located in the lips or vagina.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Lips, soft pliable anatomical structures that form the mouth margin of most vertebrates, composed of a surface epidermis (skin), connective tissue, and (in typical mammals) a muscle layer. In man the outer skin contains hair, sweat glands, and sebaceous (oil) glands. The edges of the lips are...
    Encyclopedia Britannica
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2025
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