vermilion border

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The normally sharp demarcation between the lip (red-coloured) and the adjacent normal skin, representing the change in the epidermis from highly keratinized external skin to less keratinized internal skin.

Word forms

vermilion border vermilion borders

Related words

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