frenulum of tongue — f. linguae … Medical dictionary
frenulum linguae — [TA] lingual frenulum frenulum of tongue: the vertical fold of mucous membrane inferior to the tongue, attaching it to the floor of the mouth; called also frenum of tongue. Frenulum linguae (lingual frenulum) in a view of the floor of the mouth… … Medical dictionary
Tongue frenulum piercing — Infobox Piercing name = Tongue frenulum piercing nicknames = Tongue web piercing image size = 200px location = Frenulum linguae jewelry = Captive bead ring, Barbell healing time = A tongue frenulum piercing or the tongue web piercing is a body… … Wikipedia
Tongue piercing — Infobox Piercing name = Tongue piercing nicknames = image size = 300px location = Tongue jewelry = Straight barbell healing time = 4 to 6 weeksA tongue piercing, a body piercing through the tongue, usually directly through its center, is one of… … Wikipedia
Frenulum — From the diminutive of the Latin for a bridle, that is something that has a restraining function. For example, the frenulum of the tongue attaches it to the floor of the mouth and appears to restrain it. An unusually short lingual frenulum… … Medical dictionary
Tongue — Infobox Anatomy | Name = Tongue Latin = lingua GraySubject = 242 GrayPage = 1125 Caption = A human tongue Caption2 = Width = 250 |fjhfkdvhbufnbjg Precursor = pharyngeal arches, lateral lingual swelling, tuberculum impar [EmbryologyUNC|hednk|024]… … Wikipedia
Frenulum breve — Infobox Disease Name = Frenulum breve Caption = DiseasesDB = ICD10 = N48.8 ICD9 = ICD9|607.8 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = Frenulum breve is the condition in which the frenulum preputii penis, which is an elastic… … Wikipedia
Frenulum — Frenula redirects here. For the brachiopod genus, see Frenula (brachiopod)A frenulum (or frenum, plural: frenula or frena, from the Latin frēnulum , little bridle , the diminutive of frēnum ) is a small fold of tissue that secures or restricts… … Wikipedia
Tongue — The tongue is a strong muscle anchored to the floor of the mouth. It is covered by the lingual membrane which has special areas to detect tastes. The tongue is composed of muscles attached to the lower jaw and to the hyoid bone (a small, U shaped … Medical dictionary
tongue-tie — SYN: ankyloglossia. * * * tongue tie n a congenital defect characterized by limited mobility of the tongue due to shortness of its frenulum * * * n. a disorder of young children in which the tongue is anchored in the floor of the mouth more… … Medical dictionary
