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Definition of Ankyloglossia
1. Noun. A congenital anomaly in which the mucous membrane under the tongue is too short limiting the mobility of the tongue.
Generic synonyms: Birth Defect, Congenital Abnormality, Congenital Anomaly, Congenital Defect, Congenital Disorder
Definition of Ankyloglossia
1. Noun. (medicine) A congenital oral anomaly in which the lingual frenulum is unusually short and thick, decreasing mobility of the tongue and affecting eating, speech, etc. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Ankyloglossia
1. Partial or complete fusion of the tongue to the floor of the mouth; abnormal shortness of the frenulum linguae. Synonym: tongue-tie. Origin: ankylo-+ G. Glossa, tongue (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ankyloglossia
Literary usage of Ankyloglossia
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A System of Practical Medicine by William Pepper, Louis Starr (1885)
"ankyloglossia. DEFINITION.—An abnormal attachment or adhesion of some portion of
... Other forms of ankyloglossia, congenital and acquired, possess special ..."
2. Surgery and diseases of the mouth and jaws: A Practical Treatise on the by Vilray Papin Blair (1917)
"Complete ankyloglossia is a condition where the whole body of the tongue is bound
down to the floor of the mouth, with obliteration of the sublingual sulcus ..."
3. The Surgery of Oral Diseases and Malformations: Their Diagnosis and Treatment by George Van Ingen Brown (1912)
"ankyloglossia in greater or lesser degree is sometimes found in older persons,
and in these cases decision as to the best procedure is sometimes difficult, ..."
4. The Practitioner by Gale Group, ProQuest Information and Learning Company (1895)
"... in those rare cases where the tongue is bound down to the floor of the mouth
by an inferior ankyloglossia so that the tongue is immobilised. ..."
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