Philtrum

//ˈfɪl.tɹəm//

Synonyms for "philtrum" (2 found)

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Translations

32 translations across 22 languages.

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Ancient Greek

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  • φίλτρον noun (shallow vertical groove)

Arabic

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  • نَثْرَة noun (shallow vertical groove)

Catalan

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  • filtre noun (shallow vertical groove)

Chinese Mandarin

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  • 人中 noun (shallow vertical groove)

Danish

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  • philtrum noun (shallow vertical groove)

Finnish

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  • filtrum noun (shallow vertical groove)

French

2 entries
  • philtrum noun (shallow vertical groove)
  • sillon naso-labial noun (shallow vertical groove)

German

2 entries
  • Oberlippenrinne noun (shallow vertical groove)
  • Philtrum noun (shallow vertical groove)

Greek

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  • φίλτρο noun (shallow vertical groove)

Icelandic

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  • efrivararrenna noun (shallow vertical groove)
  • miðsnesisgróf noun (shallow vertical groove)
  • vinulág noun (shallow vertical groove)

Irish

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  • filtream noun (shallow vertical groove)

Italian

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  • filtro noun (shallow vertical groove)

Japanese

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  • 人中 noun (shallow vertical groove)
  • 人中穴 noun (shallow vertical groove)

Korean

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  • 인중 noun (shallow vertical groove)

Mongolian

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  • хүн noun (shallow vertical groove)

Norwegian

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  • philtrum noun (shallow vertical groove)

Persian

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  • بوسهگاه noun (shallow vertical groove)
  • جویک لب noun (shallow vertical groove)
  • نثرت noun (shallow vertical groove)

Polish

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  • rynienka podnosowa noun (shallow vertical groove)

Portuguese

2 entries
  • filtro labial noun (shallow vertical groove)
  • sulco nasolabial noun (shallow vertical groove)

Russian

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  • губно́й желобо́к noun (shallow vertical groove)
  • подносово́й желобо́к noun (shallow vertical groove)
  • фильтр noun (shallow vertical groove)

Spanish

1 entries
  • surco nasolabial noun (shallow vertical groove)

Vietnamese

1 entries
  • nhân trung noun (shallow vertical groove)

Sample sentences

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Oral intercommissural distance (mouth width) and philtrum length are useful measurements for diagnosis of wide or large mouth (macrostomia), small mouth (microstomia), long philtrum and short philtrum and form ‘good handles’ in syndromic delineation.

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Upper lip reconstruction is more difficult than lower lip reconstruction because the upper lip has a central structure, the philtrum.[…]Wounds adjacent to the philtrum that are closed primarily may shift the philtrum to the affected side. However, with time, the philtrum will tend to return to its midline position.

Source: wiktionary

If the philtrum is long and deep, then these people are very romantic, sexual, lively and friendly.

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