ankyloglossia
Meanings
noun
- A congenital oral anomaly in which the lingual frenulum is unusually short and thick, decreasing mobility of the tongue and affecting eating, speech, etc.
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Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀγκύλος (ankúlos) + γλῶσσᾰ (glôssă) + -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā). By surface analysis, ankylo- + -glossia.
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