Definitions For Frenulum

Noun

FRENULUM (plural frenula or frenulums) (anatomy) A small fold of tissue that prevents an organ in the body from moving too far. : Humans have three oral frenulums: beneath the tongue, between the upper lip and gum, and between the lower lip and gum.

Synonyms

frenum

Derived terms

frenectomy frenuloplasty

Translations

Catalan: fre, m Chinese: : Mandarin: 繫帶, 系带, tr=jìdài Esperanto: frenulo Finnish: frenulum Galician: freo, m Greek: χαλινός, m Icelandic: haft, n Inuktitut: ᕿᓪᓗᑕᖅ, sc=Cans Japanese: 小帯 (しょうたい, shōtai) Korean: 소대 (小帶) Portuguese: freio, m, frénulo, m Russian: узде́чка, f Spanish: frenillo, m Swedish: frenulum {{qualifier, medical}}, penissträng, c, ollonsträng, c {{qualifier, slang}} Welsh: ffrwynig, f, ffrwynyn, m

Alternative forms

fraenulum, frænulum {{qualifier, hypercorrect, nonstandard}}

Etymology

{{PIE root, en, dʰer}} From {{etyl, la, en}} frēnulum, diminutive of frēnum.