Tags: Anatomical Structure.

The philtrum (Latin: philtrum Greek: φίλτρον philtron) is a vertical groove in the middle area of the upper lip common to many mammals extending from the nose to the upper lip. Technically referred to as the medial cleft together with a glandular rhinarium and slit-like nostrils it is believed to constitute the primitive condition for mammals in general.

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