See Also: gingivolabial groove(medicine)
gingivolabial sulcus(medicine)
Groove(medicine)
groove(dictionary)
groove(2)(dictionary)
groove(1)(dictionary)
nasopalatine groove(medicine)
nasopharyngeal groove(medicine)
neural groove(medicine)
obturator groove(medicine)

swithen (iou) and gingivolabial groove (medicine)


swithen (iou)



swithen verb trans. & intrans. obsolete exc. dial. See also SWIDDEN. E17.
[Old Norse sviena be singed, rel. to sviea roasting, burning, singeing. Cf. SWITHER verb2.]
Burn, scorch.

gingivolabial groove (medicine)


gingivolabial groove -->
alveololabial groove


The upper and lower half of the labial vestibule, in the embryo, the groove formed by the deepening of the labial sulcus; its inner wall becomes incorporated with the alveolar process of the mandible or the maxilla, and its outer wall with the lips and cheeks.

Synonym: alveololabial sulcus, gingivolabial groove, gingivolabial sulcus.