Meanings
- uncountablemedicineA 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
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA congenital oral anomaly in which the lingual frenulum is unusually short and thick, decreasing mobility of the tongue and affecting eating, speech, etc.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna congenital anomaly in which the mucous membrane under the tongue is too short limiting the mobility of the tongue
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Greek γλωσσοδέτης
- γλωσσοδέτης (glossodétis)congenital oral anomaly in which the lingual frenulum is unusually short and thick
Hungarian lenőtt nyelv, rövid nyelvfék
- lenőtt nyelvcongenital oral anomaly in which the lingual frenulum is unusually short and thick
- rövid nyelvfékcongenital oral anomaly in which the lingual frenulum is unusually short and thick
Indonesian ankiloglosia
- ankiloglosiacongenital oral anomaly in which the lingual frenulum is unusually short and thick
Portuguese anciloglossia, anquiloglossia
- anciloglossiacongenital oral anomaly in which the lingual frenulum is unusually short and thick
- anquiloglossiacongenital oral anomaly in which the lingual frenulum is unusually short and thick
Cite this entry
ankyloglossia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ankyloglossia
“ankyloglossia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ankyloglossia. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ankyloglossia,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ankyloglossia.
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