labrum

Speech parts

1. labrum - Noun

2. Labrum - Proper noun

Meaning

A lip or edge, as of a basin.

An organ in insects and crustaceans covering the upper part of the mouth, and serving as an upper lip. See Illust. of Hymenoptera.

The external margin of the aperture of a shell. See Univalve.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

bank coast list selvage board border edge frame shore margin limb rim lip fringe verge
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Antonyms

center mecca centre body base inside
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Related terms

labral

Derivatives

Labra labrums

Anagrams

brumal lumbar umbral

Examples

Peripatopsis capensis mandibles or "jaw claws" * On the belly side of the second head segment is the labrum, a mouth opening surrounded by sensitive "lips". Source: Internet

The Mavericks fear that he may have a torn labrum in his right shoulder, according to ESPN’s Tim MacMahon. Source: Internet

An injury to the labrum can cause pain and instability. Source: Internet

Despite playing with the torn labrum, carded rounds of 69-68-68-68 at the PGA Championship to finish T7. Source: Internet

He badly dislocated his wrist in spring training of 2009 and missed several months; last October, he had shoulder surgery to repair a torn labrum. Source: Internet

The 34-year-old from London, Ont., had surgery on May 15 in Michigan to repair a torn labrum, bone spur, and nerve impingement in her left hip, an injury in hindsight she can trace back as far as five years. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

labrosone labrous Labrouste labrus labrusca labrys