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philtrum

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The vertical groove found on the median line of the upper lip, extending to the nose. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philtrum http://www.informatics.jax.org/accession/anna MP:0012256 ]

Synonyms: lip philtrum

Term info

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pheno_slim

UBPROP 0000008

vestigial in humans. In humans, the philtrum is formed where the nasomedial and maxillary processes meet during embryonic development (colloquially known as Hulse lines). When these processes fail to fuse fully in humans, a cleft lip (sometimes called a 'hare lip') can result. A flattened or smooth philtrum can be a symptom of fetal alcohol syndrome or Prader-Willi syndrome

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Philtrum is modelled as the groove rather than the surface structure itself.

has related synonym

infranasal depression, medial cleft, philtral region of upper lip

id

UBERON:0005402

prefLabel

Philtrum

see also

https://github.com/obophenotype/uberon/pull/2691