Philtrum Definition
filtrəm
philtra
noun
The vertical indentation between the upper lip and the nose.
Webster's New World
In many other mammals, the cleft running through the center of the upper lip and often between the nostrils.
American Heritage Medicine
Other Word Forms of Philtrum
Noun
Singular:
philtrum
Plural:
philtraOrigin of Philtrum
From the New Latin philtrum, from Ancient Greek φίλτρον (philtron), from φιλέω (phileō, “to love, to kiss").
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