The philtrum (Latin: philtrum, from Ancient Greek φίλτρον phíltron, lit. 'love charm') or medial cleft is a vertical indentation in the middle area of the upper lip, common to therian mammals, extending in humans from the nasal septum to the tubercle of the upper lip.
The philtrum (Latin: philtrum, from Ancient Greek φίλτρον phíltron, lit. 'love charm') or medial cleft is a vertical indentation in the middle area of the upper lip, common to therian mammals, extending in humans from the nasal septum to the tubercle of the upper lip.
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