On the homepage of the website, I saw this page which says Top 10: Words for things you didn't know have names and the first word saw was Philtrium and the following is the explanation.
#1: Philtrum
Definition:
philtrum : the vertical groove on the median line of the upper lip
Example Sentence:
His chiseled features even included a well-defined philtrum.
Origin:
In Greek, the primary meaning of philtrum is "love potion" – which suggests that seductive powers were attributed to this facial feature.
I thought it was quite interesting since I have always known that part of the face as 人中 (rén zhōng) without knowing what the english term. Now I finally know it as philtrium and I'll probably remember it for life.
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