Congenital Abnormality
ankyloglossia
an·ky·lo·glos·si·a [ ang-kuh-loh-glaw-see-uh, -glos-ee-uh ]
Subclass of:
Stomatognathic Diseases
Etymology:
Greek ankylos = bent or fixed + glossa = tongue
Definitions related to ankyloglossia:
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(fused to floor of mouth) Shortness or absence of the frenulum of the tongue; tongue fused to the floor of the mouth. (Makris S, Solomon HM, Clark R, Shiota K, Barbellion S, Buschmann J, Ema M, Fujiwara M, Grote K, Hazelden KP, Hew KW, Horimoto M, Ooshima Y, Parkinson M, Wise LD. Terminology of developmental abnormalities in common laboratory mammals (Version 2). Part B. Birth Defects Res B Dev Reprod Toxicol. 2009 Aug;86(4):227-327.)CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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A developmental abnormality in which the bottom of the tongue is attached to the floor of the mouth.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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A severe congenital restriction of TONGUE movement, resulting from fusion or adherence of the tongue to the floor of the mouth. In partial ankyloglossia (tongue-tie) the LINGUAL FRENUM is abnormally short, or is attached too close to the tip of the tongue. OMIM: 106280NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Short or anteriorly attached lingual frenulum, associated with limited mobility of the tongue.Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
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Tongue-tie (ankyloglossia) is a condition present at birth that restricts the tongue's range of motion.Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
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Tongue-tie, congenital shortening of the flap of mucous membrane (frenum) beneath the tongue, a condition that sometimes interferes with protrusion of the tongue. The name comes from the belief, of folk origin, that the anomaly is the cause of speaking or feeding difficulties. Medical studies s...Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2020
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