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labiality

labiality

9.5
A condition or feature that involves the lips
  • noun
  • /ˌleɪbiˈælɪti/
  • Specialized
translation icon : labialidad
  • Doctors examined the labiality of the swelling to determine the best treatment.

Examples

  • Doctors often assess labiality during oral examinations.

  • In anatomy, labiality refers to features or conditions involving the lips.

  • The labiality of the tissue made the cosmetic procedure more complex.

  • The labiality of the vowel sounds is crucial in phonetics.

  • The labiality of the tissue made the cosmetic procedure more complex.

  • Doctors examined the labiality of the swelling to determine the best treatment.

  • In anatomy, labiality refers to features or conditions involving the lips.

How Labial

labiality
  • Specialized
9.5
labial
  • Specialized
7.7

Surface Forms

labiality singular
labialities plural

Morphology

labiality = labial (transparent) = labial + ity

A regular nominalization of the adjective 'labial' with the productive suffix '-ity', yielding 'the condition or quality of being labial'.

Etymology

Labiality comes from the Latin root labia meaning 'lip', the same idea behind the word 'lip'. In medicine and anatomy, labiality describes the state or quality of something that involves the lips, such as tissue or swelling, so it simply means 'related to the lips'.