frenulum linguae.
frenulum
pl. frenula [L.] a small fold of integument or mucous membrane that limits the movements of an organ or part.
clitoridal frenulum
a fold from the clitoridal fossa to the clitoris.
frenulum linguae
frenulum of tongue.
lingual frenulum
the vertical fold of mucous membrane under the tongue, attaching it to the floor of the mouth; called also frenulum linguae.
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Lingual frenulum of the dog. By permission from Sack W, Wensing CJG, Dyce KM, Textbook of Veterinary Anatomy, Saunders, 2002
frenulum of lip
a median fold of mucous membrane connecting the inside of each lip to the corresponding gum.
penile preputial frenulum
thin ventral sheet of preputial skin and connective tissue forming a fold under the penis and connecting its ventral raphe with the preputial mucosa. Normally breaks down at the approach of puberty. Persistence of a part of the frenulum causes deviation and incomplete protrusion of the penis and inability to mate, is an inherited defect in cattle. Most cases can be satisfactorily corrected surgically.
superior medullary velum frenulum
a band lying in the superior medullary velum at its attachment to the inferior colliculi in the brain.
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