labrum

See also: Labrum

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labrum

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Etymology

From Latin labrum (“lip”).

Pronunciation

• enPR: lā′-brəm
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈleɪ.bɹəm/
• Rhymes: -eɪbɹəm

Noun

labrum (plural labrums or labra)

1. (entomology, zootomy) The uppermost of the mouthparts (trophi) of a typical insect, such as a cockroach. Typically resembles an upper lip and forms part of the roof of the mouth in such insects.
2. (anatomy) Any of several lip-like projections.
3. A large basin of warm water, with an overhanging lip, in a Roman bath.

Derived terms

• acetabular labrum
• antelabrum
• glenoid labrum

Related terms

• labral

Translations

the uppermost of the mouthparts of insects

Arabic: جَاضِم m (jāḍim) Catalan: labre m Dutch: labrum (nl) n French: labrum (fr) m, labre (fr) m Galician: labro m German: Labrum n Italian: labbro superiore m Japanese: 上唇 (ja) (jōshin) Portuguese: labro (pt) m Russian: ве́рхняя губа́ f (vérxnjaja gubá) Spanish: labro (es) m

References

• “labrum”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “labrum”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.

Anagrams

• brumal, lumbar, umbral