ankyloglossia

ankyloglossia

English

Etymology

Ancient Greek

Noun

ankyloglossia (uncountable)

1. (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.

Synonyms

• tongue-tie

Translations

tongue-tie

Greek: γλωσσοδέτης (el) m (glossodétis)

Portuguese: anquiloglossia f, anciloglossia f

Further reading

• ankyloglossia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia