"ranula" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɹan.jʊl.ə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɹæn.jəl.ə/ [General-American] Forms: ranulae [plural], ranulas [plural]
Etymology: Late Middle English, coined by French physician and surgeon Guy de Chauliac: borrowed from Latin rānula (“a little frog, a tadpole; a little swelling on the tongue of cattle”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|-}} Middle English, {{coin|en|Guy de Chauliac|nat=French|nocap=1|occ=physician|occ2=surgeon}} coined by French physician and surgeon Guy de Chauliac, {{der|en|la|rānula||a little frog, a tadpole; a little swelling on the tongue of cattle}} Latin rānula (“a little frog, a tadpole; a little swelling on the tongue of cattle”) Head templates: {{en-noun|ranulae|+}} ranula (plural ranulae or ranulas)
  1. (pathology) A tumor or swelling located in the floor of the mouth under the tongue; specifically a bluish, domed mucocele which is associated with an obstruction of the sublingual salivary gland. Wikipedia link: ranula Categories (topical): Pathology Derived forms: ranular Translations (Translations): Froschgeschwulst [feminine] (German), قوربغهجق (kurbağacık) (Ottoman Turkish), ranul (Volapük)

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