(a.) Of or pertaining to the lips or labia; as, labial veins.
(a.) Furnished with lips; as, a labial organ pipe.
(a.) Articulated, as a consonant, mainly by the lips, as b, p, m, w.
(a.) Modified, as a vowel, by contraction of the lip opening, as / (f/d), / (/ld), etc., and as eu and u in French, and o, u in German. See Guide to Pronunciation, // 11, 178.
(a.) Of or pertaining to the labium; as, the labial palpi of insects. See Labium.
(n.) A letter or character representing an articulation or sound formed or uttered chiefly with the lips, as b, p, w.
(n.) An organ pipe that is furnished with lips; a flue pipe.
(n.) One of the scales which border the mouth of a fish or reptile.
Example Sentences:
(1) However, the pattern in the central nervous system (CNS) and mesoderm is further restricted; the major expression located in the labial neuromere of the CNS and the mesoderm of the first thoracic segment.
(2) It was treated by the method of free autogenous gingival graft on the labial side and gingivectomy by flap on the palatal side.
(3) Class V cavities were prepared on the labial surfaces of the canine teeth of 18 male ferrets.
(4) The classical form most commonly observed on the buccal, palatal and labial mucosa shows a fine lacework of white papules and lines.
(5) This case implies the significance of detecting diabetes mellitus as a contributory factor for labial adhesions.
(6) The labial periodontal ligament, on the other hand, contained less numerous NFP-positive nerves, these terminating among collagen fibers as free endings.
(7) Both larval stages had an inner circle of 6 labial papillae, an outer circle of 6 labial papillae and 4 somatic papillae, and lateral amphidial pits.
(8) Because foscarnet showed an antiviral effect when applied to infected human skin, the lack of effect of foscarnet in clinical studies on recurrent genital or labial herpes may be due to differences in the pathogenesis of the primary and recurrent infections.
(9) Furthermore, in labial glands there was a significant correlation between numbers of 17-109 and G6 idiotope reactive cells (r = 0.61; P less than 0.02), reflecting the known association between these H and L chain CRIs in RF IgM paraproteins.
(10) Labial adhesions have been found commonly in children.
(11) Both labial salivary gland and gingival biopsies were taken from 19 patients with clinical findings suggestive of secondary amyloidosis.
(12) Almost any forms of complete clefts require a rhinoplasty in spite of good primary results with modern methods of operation in the labial region.
(13) In addition, we also report the effects of ectopic expression of the homeotic genes labial (lab), Deformed (Dfd), Scr, Antp or Ubx on the normal development of sensory organs in the embryonic PNS.
(14) The majority of T cells constituting the focal lymphocytic infiltrates in the labial minor salivary glands of patients with Sjögren's syndrome bear the helper phenotype (CD4); activation is expressed by class II (HLA-DR) MHC products.
(15) The labial cleft is continued in the sulcus papillae palatinae.
(16) This article describes a study of determining blood flow of labial and palatal mucoperiosteal flap with radionuclide Xe-133 clearance technique before and after anterior maxillary osteotomies.
(17) This observation can be expressed numerically by the "labial index", which in mongoloids was found significantly lower.
(18) The resulting data reported on labial enamel thickness of anterior teeth may offer guidance in the preparation of laminate veneers.
(19) In laboratory experiments, progressive transversal jaw expansion with screw plates was simulated and the resulting increase in labial archwire force and deflection (autoactivation) was analysed.
(20) The relationships between changes in upper and lower lip positions, naso-labial angle, and labiomental fold with those in the underlying dento-skeletal elements were examined.
Laryngeal
Definition:
(a.) Of or pertaining to the larynx; adapted to operations on the larynx; as, laryngeal forceps.
Example Sentences:
(1) Significant differences between laryngectomee and nonlaryngectomee judges were found when rating alaryngeal speakers, but not when rating normal, laryngeal speakers.
(2) Despite study for over 100 years, sites and patterns of laryngeal calcification and ossification are understood incompletely.
(3) The present study examines kinematic details of the laryngeal articulatory gesture in 2 deaf speakers and a control subject using transillumination of the larynx.
(4) In another study, reinnervation was sufficient to allow normal laryngeal function during exercise.
(5) Results indicate that laryngeal paralysis following severe trauma can be a very early sign of aortic injury and requires prompt and thorough investigation.
(6) After induction of anesthesia, the airway of those in group A was maintained with a conventional tracheal tube; in group B, with a laryngeal mask airway.
(7) This paper reviews the state of the art knowledge of laryngeal physiology and evaluates the parameters necessary for voice production following laryngeal surgery for cancer.
(8) Six patients had miniplates used to repair the thyroid cartilage defect after type I thyroplasty to prevent lateralization of the Silastic implant; three patients had miniplates used after hemilaryngectomy to bridge the thyroid cartilage remnants, resulting in better deglutition after hemilaryngectomy; and three patients had miniplates used to repair laryngeal fractures.
(9) Total thyroidectomy removes all visible thyroid tissue although it is permissible to leave a very small remnant of tissue (less than a fraction of a gram) in the region of the ligament of Berry in order to protect the recurrent laryngeal nerve and the blood supply to the parathyroid glands.
(10) Here a diaphragm support breath pattern was used in voice therapy for patients with vocal nodules, recurrent laryngeal nerve paralysis, and incomplete glottal closure.
(11) Then this phase relationship was temporally disturbed by a brief electrical stimulation of the superior laryngeal nerve (SLN).
(12) Subjective voice abnormality and physical growths such as the development of the laryngeal prominence were often noted even before the rapid phase.
(13) It is advised that careful laryngeal examination follow extubation.
(14) The evolution of treatment of laryngeal cancer has passed a number of milestones.
(15) The appendix of the laryngeal ventricle courses superiorly between the laryngeal vestibule and the thyroid cartilage which differentiates this normal structure from ulcerations and fistulous tracts of laryngeal tumors.
(16) Laryngeal paraganglioma, carcinoid tumor, and small-cell carcinoma are rare.
(17) Following the increase in lung liquid volume there were no changes in the incidence or amplitude of fetal inspiratory muscle activity, the activity of laryngeal adductor muscles or in the duration of sleep states.
(18) We reduced the duration and intensity (i.e., integrated peak height) of phrenic nerve discharge for single cycles by stimulating the cut central end of the superior laryngeal nerve (SLN) during the central inspiratory phase (75 microA, 20-50 Hz, 0.2-ms pulse).
(19) The spectrum of disabilities attendant to laryngeal paralysis range from mild hoarseness to complete upper airway obstruction depending upon the static position of the paralyzed cord or cords.
(20) Thirteen adult human larynges were studied by indirect lymphangiography to observe laryngeal lymphatic distributions.