1) Birth defect 2) Congenital abnormality 3) Congenital anomaly 4) Congenital defect 5) Congenital disorder 6) Congenital oral disorder 7) Tongue tie 8) Tongue-tie
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Ankyloglossia, also known as tongue-tie, is a congenital oral anomaly which may decrease mobility of the tongue tip and is caused by an unusually short, thick lingual frenulum, a membrane connecting the underside of the tongue to the floor of the mouth. Ankyloglossia varies in degree of severity from mild cases characterized by mucous membrane ban...
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condition where motion of tongue is impeded; state of being tongue-tied
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Partial or complete fusion of the tongue to the floor of the mouth; abnormal shortness of the frenulum linguae. ... Synonym: tongue-tie. ... Origin: ankylo-+ G. Glossa, tongue ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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(ang″kә-lo-glos´e-ә) abnormal shortness of the frenulum of the tongue, resulting in limitation of its motion; called also tongue-tie. ankyloglossia superior extensive adhesion of the tongue to the palate, a condition sometimes accompanied by limb deformities.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: ang′ki-lō-glos′ē-ă Definitions: 1. Partial or complete fusion of the tongue to the floor of the mouth; abnormal shortness of the frenulum linguae. Synonyms: tongue-tie
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Ankyloglossia: A minor congenital anomaly (birth defect) in which the flap of mucous membrane under the tongue (known as the frenum) is too short and limits the normal mobility of the tongue. Ankyloglossia is also called tongue tie from the folk belief that the anomaly causes feeding and speech problems. A child cannot feed or speak properly becaus...
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ankyloglossia A minor congenital anomaly (birth defect) in which the flap of mucous membrane under the tongue (known as the frenum) is too short and limits the normal mobility of the tongue.
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tongue-tie.
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