labrum

[ ley-bruhm, lab-ruhm ]

/ ˈleɪ brəm, ˈlæb rəm /

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noun, plural la·bra

[ley-bruh, lab-ruh]. /ˈleɪ brə, ˈlæb rə/.

a lip or liplike part.

Zoology.

the anterior, unpaired member of the mouthparts of an arthropod, projecting in front of the mouth.
the outer margin of the aperture of a shell of a gastropod.

Anatomy. a ring of cartilage about the edge of a joint surface of a bone.

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Origin of labrum

1810–20; <Latin: lip; akin to labium

Words nearby labrum

Labrador tea, lab rat, labret, labrid, labroid, labrum, labrusca, La Bruyère, Labuan, laburnum, labyrinth

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labrum²

[ ley-bruhm ]

/ ˈleɪ brəm /

noun, plural la·bra

[ley-bruh]. /ˈleɪ brə/. Archaeology.

an ornamented bathtub of ancient Rome.

Origin of labrum

<Latin lābrum basin, contraction of lavābrum bathtub, equivalent to lavā(re) to wash + -brum instrumental suffix

How to use labrum in a sentence

While learning the triple axel, she tore her lower labrum and had to undergo multiple hip surgeries.
Why the quadruple axel jump is nearly impossible to land|Shi En Kim|February 13, 2022|Popular-Science
Mayfied spent most of the season dealing with a completely torn labrum in his non-throwing shoulder after injuring it in Week 2, and he faced other assorted lower-body ailments.
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Majewski was called up to the big leagues in August and appeared in nine games with the Orioles before he suffered a torn labrum in his left shoulder.
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A torn labrum in her hip made her realize pro ball might not be in her future, but she couldn’t bear to leave the game behind.
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Once in, grasping structures called mandibles hold the host’s tissues apart while the largest of the stylets, the labrum, starts probing around.
Evolution made mosquitos into stealthy, sensitive vampires|Erica McAlister|October 15, 2020|Popular-Science
Labrum semicirculare margine antico integro rotundato ciliato.
Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia] [Volume 2 of 2]|Phillip Parker King
Labrum transverso-quadratum antice submembranaceum tomentosum subemarginatum.
Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia] [Volume 2 of 2]|Phillip Parker King
A corneous piece which covers the instruments of suction above, representing the Labrum in a perfect mouth.
An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. III (of 4)|William Kirby
A small valve under the Labrum, that in many Hymenoptera closes the Pharynx, and is an appendage of its upper margin.
An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. III (of 4)|William Kirby
It includes all the parts that lie between its junction with the Prothorax and the Labrum: viz.
An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. III (of 4)|William Kirby

British Dictionary definitions for labrum

labrum

/ (ˈleɪbrəm, ˈlæb-) /

noun plural -bra (-brə)

a lip or liplike part, such as the cuticular plate forming the upper lip of insects

Word Origin for labrum

C19: New Latin, from Latin

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