Search Results for: lip
Pheomelanin
Definition noun A type of melanin pigment that is made up of benzothiazine units and is responsible for yellow and pink to... Read More
Flehmen response
Definition noun A behavior in certain animals wherein the animal curls back the upper lip thereby exposing the front teeth,... Read More
Haemophilia
Definition noun A condition that is characterized by uncontrolled bleeding from the mouth, gums, lips, and tongue,... Read More
Fordyce spots
Definition noun Sebaceous glands that appear as raised bumps on the vermilion border of the lips, on the scrotum, shaft of... Read More
External os
Definition noun A small, somewhat circular aperture on the extremity of the extocervix Supplement At the lower part of the... Read More
Linea aspera
Linea aspera a rough ridge with two pronounced lips running down the posterior surface of the shaft of the femur; the... Read More
Patau syndrome
Definition noun A genetic disorder caused by genetic changes in chromosome 13, such as an extra copy of chromosome 13... Read More
Haemophilia A
Definition noun A form of haemophilia that is caused by a deficiency in blood clotting factor VIII due to a gene defect in... Read More
Haplorrhine
Definition noun, plural: haplorrhines Any of the primates characterized mainly by being dry-nosed because of a lack of a... Read More
Inherited traits
What are Inherited Traits? The characteristics or traits that are passed from parents to offspring are known as inherited... Read More
Eponychium
The eponychium is the layer present underneath the proximal nail fold that produces cuticles on the nail.... Read More
Intermaxillary segment
Intermaxillary segment The primordial mass of tissue formed by the merging of the medial nasal prominences of the embryo; it... Read More
Baelz disease
Baelz disease --> cheilitis glandularis An acquired disorder, of unknown aetiology, of the lower lip characterised by... Read More
Cotyloid ligament
Cotyloid ligament --> acetabular labrum a fibrocartilaginous rim attached to the margin of the acetabulum of the hip... Read More
Linea pectinea
Linea pectinea --> pectineal line a ridge running down the posterior surface of the shaft of the femur from the lesser... Read More
Involution
Definition noun, plural: involutions (1) (biology) Reverting of the uterus and other genital organs to the pre-pregnant size... Read More
sloth bear
Sloth Bear Definition The sloth bear (Melursus ursinus) is a small bear species characterized by having a long lower lip... Read More