GLOSSARY
COMPUTERIZED IMAGE
ANALYSIS
An objective analysis method which
enables a photographic image to
be transformed into a digital one,
which is processed by feeding it into
a computer.
ATROPHY
Loss of trophism (the normal state
of nourishment of a tissue). Atrophy
causes a macroscopic reduction of
thickness and volume of the muscles
of the skin and other organs.
COMMISSURA LABIORUM ORIS
The junction of the upper and lower
lip on either side of the mouth.
BICHAT FAT PAD
A build-up of fat in the cheek
between the buccinator and the
masseter facial muscles. As years
pass, this tends to move downwards
and lose consistence, causing a
lowering of the oval of the face on
either side of the chin.
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