What is the name of the skin part between nose and lip in portuguese?

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I'd like to know what is the name of the part of body between the nose and lip in portuguese.

I guess that exists some scientific term that I can find in google, but I'm looking for the popular name.

Here is a similar question in English SE where i get the image.

score 4 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 07 '15 at 21:10

From the translation of philtrum, the English word for the area between the nose and upper lip, I discovered it is called Filtro Labial in Portuguese.

A quick search about this term showed a few results like this one in Wikipedia or this one (about bizarre names for human body parts), but those 2 links are not authoritative resources on anatomy I'm not an expert, so I'm not sure where to look for an official name.

score 3 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 07 '15 at 20:55

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One could use "buço", by extension.

Definition: the hair above the upper lip in men and some women.

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answered Aug 07 '15 at 20:55

Bell App Lab

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"Buço" is mostly used to name the women's moustache. – Leonel Sanches da Silva Aug 07 '15 at 21:17
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In any case, it's the closest to a reference to this particular area of the body, wouldn't you agree? One could say "a região do buço" and it would solve the problem in question. – Bell App Lab Aug 08 '15 at 06:52