ankyloglossia /an·ky·lo·glos·sia/ (-glos´e-ah) tongue-tie.
ankyloglossia
ankyloglossia (ang´kilōglôs´ē
),
ankyloglossia
ankyloglossia supe´rior extensive adhesion of the tongue to the palate, associated with deformities of the hands and feet.
an·ky·lo·glos·si·a ( ng k -l -glô s -)n. See tongue-tie. |
ankyloglossia
[ang′kilōglos′ē·ə]
Etymology: Gk, agkylos, crooked, glossa, tongue
a severe restriction of tongue movement as a result of fusion or adherence of the tongue to the floor of the mouth. Partial ankyloglossia (also called tongue-tie ) is caused by a frenum of the tongue that is abnormally short or is attached too close to the tip of the tongue; this condition may be surgically corrected by simple excision. Complete ankyloglossia requires extensive surgical reconstruction of the tongue and the floor of the mouth.
ankyloglossia (ang´kilōglôs´ē
),n an abnormally short lingual frenum that limits movement of the tongue. Method of treatment may involve myofunctional therapy instead of surgical release. Older term: tongue-tie. See also lingual frenum.
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Ankyloglossia.
ankyloglossia
tongue-tie; abnormal shortness of the frenulum of the tongue, resulting in limitation of its motion.
ankyloglossia superior
extensive adhesion of the tongue to the palate.
ankyloglossia
Tongue-tie, see there
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