ankyloglossia
/ˌæŋkɪləˈɡlɒsi.ə/
ankyloglossia noun: a congenital oral anomaly in which the lingual frenulum is unusually short and thick, decreasing mobility of the tongue and affecting eating, speech, etc.
Noun
ankyloglossia (uncountable)
- A congenital oral anomaly in which the lingual frenulum is unusually short and thick, decreasing mobility of the tongue and affecting eating, speech, etc.
- Synonyms:
- tongue-tie
ankyloglossia meaning in Tamil, Kannada and Indonesian
ankyloglossia in Tamil
- நாக்குப் பிடிப்பு, மடங்காநா
ankyloglossia in Kannada
- ಸೊಟ್ಟನಾಲಗೆ, ನಾಲಗೆಕಟ್ಟು
ankyloglossia in Indonesian
- congenital oral anomaly in which the lingual frenulum is unusually short and thick
- ankiloglosia
Synonyms of ankyloglossia
Origin of ankyloglossia
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀγκύλος (ankúlos) + γλῶσσᾰ (glôssă) + -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā). By surface analysis, ankylo- + -glossia.
Questions about ankyloglossia
- What does ankyloglossia mean?
- Ankyloglossia means a congenital oral anomaly in which the lingual frenulum is unusually short and thick, decreasing mobility of the tongue and affecting eating, speech, etc.
- What is ankyloglossia in Tamil?
- Ankyloglossia in Tamil is நாக்குப் பிடிப்பு, மடங்காநா. See Ankyloglossia meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is ankyloglossia?
- Ankyloglossia is a noun.
- How do you pronounce ankyloglossia?
- Ankyloglossia is pronounced /ˌæŋkɪləˈɡlɒsi.ə/.
Words near ankyloglossia in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: ankyloglossia (page history and authors); ankyloglossia (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ankyloglossia (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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