The vertical groove found on the median line of the upper lip, extending to the nose. [ http://www.informatics.jax.org/accession/anna http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philtrum MP : 0012256 ]
Term information
- VHOG:0000862
- EHDAA2:0001462
- EMAPA:17926
- null:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philtrum
- null:http://www.snomedbrowser.com/Codes/Details/362087004
- FMA:59819
- MA:0001577
- EHDAA:9280
pheno_slim
- The vertical groove found on the median line of the upper lip, extending to the nose.
- lip philtrum
- uberon
- infranasal depression
- medial cleft
- philtral region of upper lip
- UBERON:0005402
- 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