1) Inflammation 2) Inflammation of the lips 3) Redness 4) Rubor 
Cheilitis (pronounced s) is inflammation of the lips. This inflammation may include the perioral skin (the skin around the mouth), the vermilion border, and/or the labial mucosa. The skin and the vermilion border are more commonly involved, as the mucosa is less affected by inflammatory and allergic reactions. It is a general term, and there are m...
<pathology> Inflammation and cracking of the lips. May occur secondary to a vitamin (C or B-complex) or mineral deficiency. ... (27 Sep 1997) ... 
(ki-li´tis) inflammation of the lips. actinic cheilitis involvement of the lips after exposure to actinic rays, with pain and swelling and development of a scaly crust on the vermilion border; it may be acute or chronic. Called also solar cheilitis. angular cheilit...
Type: Term Pronunciation: kī-lī′tis Definitions: 1. Inflammation of the lips or of a lip.
Cheilitis: Inflammation of the lips or of a lip. Cheilitis can also be spelled chilitis. Angular cheilitis is inflammation and fissuring radiating from the commissures (angles) of the mouth secondary to predisposing factors such as nutritional deficiencies, atopic dermatitis, or Candida albicans (yeast) infection. Also called angular stomatitis, co...
[n] - inflammation and cracking of the skin of the lips
noun inflammation and cracking of the skin of the lips
inflammation of the lips.