Oral opening
Rima oris
- Synonym: Oral fissure
- Related terms: Oral fissure; Oral opening
Definition
The oral vestible communicates with the surface of the body by the oral fissure (Oral opening; rima or orifice of the mouth).
References
This definition incorporates text from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy (20th U.S. edition of Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body, published in 1918 – from http://www.bartleby.com/107/).
