"cheilion" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cheilions [plural]
Etymology: New Latin, from chil- (from Ancient Greek χεῖλος (kheîlos, “lip; mouth of any animal: snout, beak”)) + Ancient Greek -ῐον (-ion, diminutive suffix). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|NL.|-}} New Latin, {{der|en|grc|χεῖλος|t=lip; mouth of any animal: snout, beak}} Ancient Greek χεῖλος (kheîlos, “lip; mouth of any animal: snout, beak”), {{der|en|grc|-ῐον|pos=diminutive suffix}} Ancient Greek -ῐον (-ion, diminutive suffix) Head templates: {{en-noun}} cheilion (plural cheilions)
  1. The corner of the mouth (as used in cephalometry)
    Sense id: en-cheilion-en-noun-34uoofsC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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