Ankyloglossia
/ˌæŋkɪləˈɡlɒsi.ə/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A congenital oral anomaly in which the lingual frenulum is unusually short and thick, decreasing mobility of the tongue and affecting eating, speech, etc. uncountable
- 2 a congenital anomaly in which the mucous membrane under the tongue is too short limiting the mobility of the tongue wordnet
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀγκύλος (ankúlos) + γλῶσσᾰ (glôssă) + -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā). By surface analysis, ankylo- + -glossia.