frenulum
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from New Latin frēnulum, diminutive of frēnum (“a bridle, curb, bit”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈfriː.njʊl.əm/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈfrɛn.jəl.əm/
Noun[edit]
frenulum (plural frenula or frenulums)
- (anatomy) A small fold or ridge of tissue that supports or restrains the motion of the part to which it is attached, in particular a fold of skin beneath the tongue, or between the lip and the gum.
- Synonym: frenum
- Humans have three oral frenulums: beneath the tongue, between the upper lip and gum, and between the lower lip and gum.
- (entomology, zootomy) A bristle or row of bristles on the edge of the hindwings of some lepidoptera which unites the wings by interlocking with a catch on the posterior part of the forewings.
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
small fold of tissue
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References[edit]
- “frenulum”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “frenulum”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
Latin[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From frēnum (“a bridle, curb, bit”) + -ulum (diminutive nominal suffix).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈfre.nu.lum/, [ˈfrɛːnulum]
Noun[edit]
frēnulum n (genitive frēnulī); second declension (New Latin)
- Diminutive of frēnum.
Inflection[edit]
Second-declension noun (neuter).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | frēnulum | frēnula |
Genitive | frēnulī | frēnulōrum |
Dative | frēnulō | frēnulīs |
Accusative | frēnulum | frēnula |
Ablative | frēnulō | frēnulīs |
Vocative | frēnulum | frēnula |
Descendants[edit]
- → English: frenulum
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