"frenulum" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈfriː.njʊl.əm/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈfrɛn.jəl.əm/ [General-American] Forms: frenula [plural], frenulums [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from New Latin frēnulum, diminutive of frēnum (“a bridle, curb, bit”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*dʰer-}}, {{bor|en|NL.|frēnulum}} New Latin frēnulum Head templates: {{en-noun|frenula|s}} frenulum (plural frenula or frenulums)
  1. (anatomy) A small fold or ridge of tissue that supports or restrains the motion of the part to which it is attached, in particular a fold of skin beneath the tongue, or between the lip and the gum. Categories (topical): Anatomy, Animal tissues Synonyms: frenum Translations (small fold of tissue): fre [masculine] (Catalan), tel de la llengua [masculine] (Catalan), 繫帶 (Chinese Mandarin), 系带 (jìdài) (Chinese Mandarin), tongriem (english: beneath the tongue) (Dutch), frenulo (Esperanto), frenulum (Finnish), kiinnityspoimu (Finnish), kielijänne (english: tongue) (Finnish), frein [masculine] (French), filet (english: beneath the tongue) [masculine] (French), freo [masculine] (Galician), Frenulum [neuter] (German), some of them are also called Bändchen [neuter] (German), most of them have specific compounds (German), χαλινός (chalinós) [masculine] (Greek), haft [neuter] (Icelandic), ᕿᓪᓗᑕᖅ (qillotaq) (Inuktitut), frenulo [masculine] (Italian), 小帯 (shōtai) (alt: しょうたい) (Japanese), 소대 (sodae) (alt: 小帶) (Korean), wędzidełko [neuter] (Polish), freio [masculine] (Portuguese), frénulo [masculine] (Portuguese), узде́чка (uzdéčka) [feminine] (Russian), frenillo [masculine] (Spanish), frenulum (english: medical) (Swedish), penissträng [common-gender] (Swedish), ollonsträng [common-gender, slang] (Swedish), filé del linwe (english: beneath the tongue) [masculine] (Walloon), ffrwynig [feminine] (Welsh), ffrwynyn [masculine] (Welsh)
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  2. (entomology, zootomy) A bristle or row of bristles on the edge of the hindwings of some lepidoptera which unites the wings by interlocking with a catch on the posterior part of the forewings. Categories (topical): Entomology Categories (lifeform): Animal body parts
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: fraenulum, frænulum [hypercorrect, nonstandard] Derived forms: frenular, frenulate

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "sense": "small fold of tissue",
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      "word": "Frenulum"
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      "sense": "small fold of tissue",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "some of them are also called Bändchen"
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      "sense": "small fold of tissue",
      "word": "most of them have specific compounds"
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      "sense": "small fold of tissue",
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      "sense": "small fold of tissue",
      "word": "ᕿᓪᓗᑕᖅ"
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      "sense": "small fold of tissue",
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      "sense": "small fold of tissue",
      "word": "小帯"
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      "sense": "small fold of tissue",
      "word": "소대"
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      "sense": "small fold of tissue",
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      "sense": "small fold of tissue",
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      "word": "freio"
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      "sense": "small fold of tissue",
      "tags": [
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      "sense": "small fold of tissue",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "узде́чка"
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      "sense": "small fold of tissue",
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      "word": "frenillo"
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      "english": "medical",
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      "sense": "small fold of tissue",
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      "sense": "small fold of tissue",
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      "word": "penissträng"
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      "code": "wa",
      "english": "beneath the tongue",
      "lang": "Walloon",
      "sense": "small fold of tissue",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "filé del linwe"
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    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "small fold of tissue",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "cy",
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      "sense": "small fold of tissue",
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    "frenulum"
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}

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