Lip Print Persistence
Definition
The duration over which a deposited lip print remains retrievable from a surface. Affected by surface material, environmental conditions, handling of the object, and whether cosmetic products were present.
Related terms
- Cheiloscopy
- Study of lip prints (Greek cheilos, lip; skopein, to examine). The furrow system on human lips was first described by anthropologist R....
- Concordance Criterion
- The minimum degree of pattern agreement required before an examiner can report a positive identification. For lip prints, no consensus criterion exists,...
- Latent Lip Print
- A lip print deposited without lipstick or coloured product, invisible to the eye and requiring chemical or physical development before comparison. Composed...
- Suzuki-Tsuchihashi Classification
- The 1970 system that divides lip groove patterns into five main types (I, I', II, III, IV, V) based on groove direction,...
- Vermilion Border
- The reddened transition zone between the facial skin and the labial mucosa. It is covered by a thin, partly transparent mucosa that...
Explained in
- Cheiloscopy: Lip Prints and Their Forensic ValueThe duration over which a deposited lip print remains retrievable from a surface. Affected by surface material, environmental conditions, handling of the objec...