ankyloglossia

English

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀγκύλος (ankúlos) +‎ γλῶσσᾰ (glôssă) +‎ -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā). By surface analysis, ankylo- +‎ -glossia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌæŋkɪləˈɡlɒsi.ə/

Noun

ankyloglossia (uncountable)

1. (medicine) A congenital oral anomaly in which the lingual frenulum is unusually short and thick, decreasing mobility of the tongue and affecting eating, speech, etc.

   Synonym: tongue-tie

Translations

congenital oral anomaly in which the lingual frenulum is unusually short and thick

• Galician: anquiloglosia f
• Greek: γλωσσοδέτης (el) m (glossodétis)
• Hungarian: lenőtt nyelv, rövid nyelvfék
• Portuguese: anciloglossia f, anquiloglossia f

Further reading

• ankyloglossia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia