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Gum
Gingiva
The firm pink tissue that surrounds the base of each tooth and covers the jawbone, also called the gingiva.
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Letters are counted across the whole name with spaces, hyphens, apostrophes, and diacritics excluded. "Apple Pie" is 8 letters; "Boeuf Bourguignon" is 16.
List of 3-letter Body Parts
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Gut
Intestinum
The continuous muscular tube from the stomach through the intestines that digests food and absorbs nutrients.
3
Hip
Articulatio coxae
The ball-and-socket joint where the head of the femur meets the cup of the pelvis.
4
Jaw
Mandibula
The bony framework of the lower face that holds the teeth and articulates with the skull at the temporomandibular joint.
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Lip
Labium oris
One of the two fleshy folds that form the entrance to the mouth and help shape speech.
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