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Look up: ranula

  1. ranula
    [n] - a cyst on the underside of the tongue
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. ranula
    a cystic swelling of the floor of the mouth Category: Medicine
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  3. Ranula
    Ran'u·la (răn'u*lȧ) noun [ Latin , a little frog, a little swelling on the tongue of cattle, dim. of rana a frog.] (Medicine) A cyst formed under the tongue by obstruction of the duct of the submaxillary gland.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/R/10

  4. ranula
    <medicine> A cyst formed under the tongue by obstruction of the duct of the submaxillary gland. ... Origin: L, a little frog, a little swelling on the tongue of cattle, dim. Of rana a frog. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  5. ranula
    noun a cyst on the underside of the tongue
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  6. Ranula
    A `ranula` is a type of mucocele found on the floor of the mouth. Ranulas present as a swelling of connective tissue consisting of collected mucin from a ruptured salivary gland duct, which is usually caused by local trauma. The latin `rana` means frog, and a ranula is so named because its appearance is sometimes compared to a frog's underbelly.
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranula

  7. ranula
    (ran´u-lә) a cystic tumor beneath the tongue due to obstruction and dilatation of the sublingual or submaxillary gland or of a mucous gland. adj., ran´ular., adj.
    Found on http://www.mercksource.com/pp/us/cns/cns

  8. Ranula
    • (n.) A cyst formed under the tongue by obstruction of the duct of the submaxillary gland.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  9. Ranula
    A cyst that can develop under the tongue on the floor of the mouth.
    Found on http://www.ada.org/public/resources/glos


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