frenulum

English

Alternative forms

fraenulum, frænulum (hypercorrect, nonstandard)

Etymology

From Latin frēnulum, diminutive of frēnum.

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /ˈfɹiːnjələm/

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

Translations

anatomy: small fold of tissue preventing an organ in the body from moving too far

Catalan: fre (ca) m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 繫帶 (zh), 系带 (zh) (jìdài)
Esperanto: frenulo
Finnish: frenulum
Galician: freo (gl) m
Greek: χαλινός (el) m (chalinós)
Icelandic: haft n

Inuktitut: ᕿᓪᓗᑕᖅ (qillutaq)
Japanese: 小帯 (しょうたい, shōtai)
Korean: 소대 (ko) (sodae) (小帶)
Portuguese: freio (pt) m, frénulo m
Russian: узде́чка (ru) f (uzdéčka)
Spanish: frenillo (es) m
Swedish: frenulum (medical), penissträng c, ollonsträng c (slang)
Welsh: ffrwynig f, ffrwynyn m

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