Labrum

Labrum

Labrum (Latin for "lip") can refer to:
* In architecture, the large vessel of a warm bath in the Roman thermae. These were cut out of great blocks of marble and granite, and have generally an overhanging lip. There is one in the Vatican of porphyry over 12 ft. in diameter.
* In entomology, the labrum is the upper lip of an insect, the lower lip being termed labium.
* In anatomy:
** The "glenoid labrum" is a lip-like projection of cartilage on the scapula.
** The "acetabular labrum" is a ring of cartilage that surrounds the acetabulum (the socket of the hip joint).


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  • labrum — (n.) lip or lip like part, 1816, in various anatomical and zoological uses, from L. labrum, cognate with labium lip (see LIP (Cf. lip) (n.)). Also noted mid 15c. as the name of some herb …   Etymology dictionary

  • Labrum — La brum, n.; pl. L. {Labra}, E. {Labrums}. [L.] 1. A lip or edge, as of a basin. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) An organ in insects and crustaceans covering the upper part of the mouth, and serving as an upper lip. See Illust. of {Hymenoptera} …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Labrum — ⇒ Mundwerkzeuge …   Deutsch wörterbuch der biologie

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