Look up: Frenulum


  1. Frenulum
    Frenulum: A small structure that has a restraining function. For example, the lingual frenulum attaches the tongue to the floor of the mouth and appears to restrain it. A frenulum is literally a small bridle. It is the diminutive of frenum, the Latin word for bridle.
    Found op http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.html?articlekey=3519

  2. frenulum
    <anatomy> A band of tissue which attaches the bottom of the tongue to the floor of the mouth. ... (07 Apr 1998) ...
    Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?frenulum

  3. frenulum
    (fren´u-lәm) pl. fren´ula a small fold of tissue that limits the movements of an organ or part.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001

  4. frenulum
    frenulum (s), frenula (pl) 1. A small stiff bristle on the hind wing of moths that keeps the forewings and hind wings together during flight. 2. A small fold of skin, or membrane, that limits the movement of an organ, typically smaller than a frenum.
    Found op http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/855/

  5. Frenulum
    A frenulum (or frenum, plural: frenula or frena, from the Latin frēnulum, "little bridle", the diminutive of frēnum ) is a small fold of tissue that secures or restricts the motion of a mobile organ in the body. ==In human anatomy== Frenula on the human body include several in the mouth, some in ...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frenulum

  6. frenulum
    Type: Term Pronunciation: fren′yū-lŭm, -lă Definitions: 1. A small frenum or bridle. Synonyms: habenula1
    Found op http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=35497

  7. frenulum
    diminutive of frenum.
    Found op http://www.anatomy.usyd.edu.au/glossary/glossary.cgi?

  8. frenulum
    (fren;yuu-lum) A membranous structure that serves to anchor and limit the movement of a body part.
    Found op http://www.mhhe.com/biosci/abio/glossary.mhtml

  9. frenulum
    (fren;yuu-lum) A membranous structure that serves to anchor and limit the movement of a body part.
    Found op http://www.mhhe.com/biosci/abio/glossary.mhtml

  10. Frenulum
    [disambiguation] ==2011== TOI ...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frenulum_(disambiguation)

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