Labrum: Difference between revisions

Content deleted Content added

Inline

Revision as of 21:31, 29 January 2010

Labrum (Latin for "an edge, rim of a vessel") can refer to:

Labrum (surname), an English surname
In architecture, a labrum is a large, water-filled vessel or basin with an overhanging lip. Marble labrums were a common feature of Roman thermae.
In entomology, the labrum is the upper lip of an insect mouth, the lower lip being termed the labium.
In anatomy:
- The glenoid labrum is a lip-like projection of cartilage on the human scapula surrounding the joint between the humerus and the collarbone.
- The acetabular labrum is a ring of cartilage that surrounds the acetabulum (the socket of the hip joint).

@@ Line 4: / Line 4: @@
 * In entomology, the labrum is the upper lip of an [[Insect_mouthparts#Labrum|insect mouth]], the lower lip being termed the labium.
 * In anatomy:
-** The ''[[glenoid labrum]]'', a lip-like projection of cartilage on the scapula
+** The ''[[glenoid labrum]]'' is a lip-like projection of cartilage on the human scapula surrounding the joint between the humerus and the collarbone.
-** The ''[[acetabular labrum]]'', a ring of cartilage that surrounds the acetabulum (the socket of the hip joint)
+** The ''[[acetabular labrum]]'' is a ring of cartilage that surrounds the acetabulum (the socket of the hip joint).
-** In a human [[shoulder]], the labrum is a structure made of cartilage surrounding the joint between the humerus and the collarbone.
 ==See also==