| cancrum oris | <medicine> See Canker. Origin: NL, fr. Gr, lit, a feeding. See Name. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| marginal part of orbicularis oris muscle | <anatomy> The part of the orbicularis oris muscle located in the margin of the lips, i.e., the red area. Synonym: pars marginalis musculi orbicularis oris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vestibulum oris | That part of the mouth bounded anteriorly and laterally by the lips and the cheeks, posteriorly and medially by the teeth and/or gums, and above and below by the reflections of the mucosa from the lips and cheeks to the gums. Synonym: vestibulum oris, buccal cavity, vestibule of mouth. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pars labialis musculi orbicularis oris | <anatomy> The major part of the orbicularis oris muscle within the body of the lips. Synonym: pars labialis musculi orbicularis oris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pars marginalis musculi orbicularis oris | <anatomy> The part of the orbicularis oris muscle located in the margin of the lips, i.e., the red area. Synonym: pars marginalis musculi orbicularis oris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| glandulae oris | Glands that empty into the oral cavity. Synonym: glandulae oris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cavitas oris | The region consisting of the vestibulum oris, the narrow cleft between the lips and cheeks, and the teeth and gums, and the cavitas oris propria. Synonym: cavitas oris, cavum oris, mouth. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cavitas oris propria | The space between the dental arches, limited posteriorly by the isthmus of the fauces (palatoglossal arch). Synonym: cavitas oris propria. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cavum oris | The region consisting of the vestibulum oris, the narrow cleft between the lips and cheeks, and the teeth and gums, and the cavitas oris propria. Synonym: cavitas oris, cavum oris, mouth. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rima oris | The mouth slit; the aperture of the mouth. Synonym: oral fissure. (05 Mar 2000) |
| claustrum oris | An obsolete term for soft palate. (05 Mar 2000) |
| musculus orbicularis oris | <anatomy, muscle> Origin, by nasolabial band from septum of the nose, by superior incisive bundle from incisor fossa of maxilla, by inferior incisive bundle from lower jaw each side of symphysis; insertion, fibres surround mouth between skin and mucous membrane of lips and cheeks, and are blended with other muscles; action, closes lips; nerve supply, facial. Synonym: musculus orbicularis oris, musculus sphincter oris, orbicular muscle of mouth, sphincter oris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| musculus sphincter oris | <anatomy, muscle> Origin, by nasolabial band from septum of the nose, by superior incisive bundle from incisor fossa of maxilla, by inferior incisive bundle from lower jaw each side of symphysis; insertion, fibres surround mouth between skin and mucous membrane of lips and cheeks, and are blended with other muscles; action, closes lips; nerve supply, facial. Synonym: musculus orbicularis oris, musculus sphincter oris, orbicular muscle of mouth, sphincter oris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Prevotella oris | A species isloated from the gingival crevice, systemic infections, face, neck, and chest abscesses, wound drainages, and blood and various bodily fluids. Synonym: Prevotella oris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sphincter oris | <anatomy, muscle> Origin, by nasolabial band from septum of the nose, by superior incisive bundle from incisor fossa of maxilla, by inferior incisive bundle from lower jaw each side of symphysis; insertion, fibres surround mouth between skin and mucous membrane of lips and cheeks, and are blended with other muscles; action, closes lips; nerve supply, facial. Synonym: musculus orbicularis oris, musculus sphincter oris, orbicular muscle of mouth, sphincter oris. (05 Mar 2000) |