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Vertical groove on the median line of upper lip.

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Usage examples (34)
  • She said that it was called the philtrum, that it was one of the places where the soul lived.
  • For some reason that made me Google "philtrum" -- I guess people must Google their "favorite body parts" -- and the incredibly weird thing is that it took me here.
  • And, my favorite, the midline indentation in the upper lip, is termed the philtrum ` love potion. '
  • The interval between the two medial bands corresponds with the depression, called the philtrum, seen on the lip beneath the septum of the nose.
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