| lips | Aside from the lips of the mouth, there are two pairs of lips at the entrance to the vagina. They are the labia majora (the larger outside pair) and the labia minora (the smaller inside pair). Together they form part of the vulva (the female external genitalia). (12 Dec 1998) |
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| lips of mouth | Lips of the mouth. Synonym: labia oris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Lipschutz | Benjamin, Austrian physician, 1878-1931. See: Lipschutz cell, Lipschutz' ulcer. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Lipschutz cell | 1. A cell whose protoplasm contains single and double granules of varying size stainable with haematoxylin; seen in lesions of lichen planus. Synonym: Lipschutz cell. 2. A lymphocyte with a small cleaved nuclei. Origin: centro-+ G. Kytos, cell (05 Mar 2000) |
| Lipschutz' ulcer | A simple acute ulceration of the vulva or lower vagina of nonvenereal origin. Synonym: ulcus vulvae acutum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| commissure of lips | The junction of the lips lateral to the angle of the mouth. Synonym: commissura labiorum, junction of lips. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| compressor muscle of lips | <anatomy> The "sucking muscle," a labial muscle formed by sagittal fibres running from the skin to the mucous membrane. Synonym: Aeby's muscle, Bovero's muscle, compressor muscle of lips, Klein's muscle, Krause's muscle, mucocutaneous muscle, musculus cutaneomucosus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pseudocolloid of lips | A condition marked by the presence of numerous small, yellowish white bodies or granules on the inner surface and vermilion border of the lips; histologically the lesions are ectopic sebaceous glands. Synonym: Fordyce's disease, Fordyce's granules, pseudocolloid of lips. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pursed lips breathing | A technique in which air is inhaled slowly through the nose and mouth and exhaled slowly through pursed lips; used by patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease to improve their breathing by increasing resistance to air flow, forcibly dilating small bronchi. (05 Mar 2000) |
| junction of lips | The junction of the lips lateral to the angle of the mouth. Synonym: commissura labiorum, junction of lips. (05 Mar 2000) |
| frenulum of pudendal lips | The fold connecting the two labia minora posteriorly. Synonym: frenulum labiorum pudendi, fourchette, frenulum labiorum minorum, frenulum of pudendal lips, frenulum pudendi. (05 Mar 2000) |