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Cheilectomy

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• Cheilectropion

  cheilectropion chei·lec·tro·pi·on or chi·lec·tro·pi·on (kī’lĭk-trō’pē-ŏn’, -ən) n. Eversion of the lips or a lip.

• Cheilitis

  [kahy-lahy-tis] /kaɪˈlaɪ tɪs/ noun, Pathology. 1. inflammation of the lips. cheilitis chei·li·tis or chi·li·tis (kī-lī’tĭs) n. Inflammation of the lips or of a lip, with redness and the production of fissures radiating from the angles of the mouth.

• Cheilo-

  1. variant of 1 . cheilo- or cheil- or chilo- or chil- pref. Lip: cheilotomy.

• Cheiloplasty

  [kahy-luh-plas-tee] /ˈkaɪ ləˌplæs ti/ noun, plural cheiloplasties. Surgery. 1. plastic surgery of the lip. cheiloplasty chei·lo·plas·ty or chi·lo·plas·ty (kī’lə-plās’tē) n. Plastic surgery of the lips.

• Cheilorrhaphy

  cheilorrhaphy chei·lor·rha·phy or chi·lor·rha·phy (kī-lôr’ə-fē) n. Suturing of the lip.

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