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PRONUNCIATION OF FRENULA

frenula  [ˈfrenjʊlə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FRENULA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Frenula is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FRENULA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Frenulum

A frenulum is a small fold of tissue that secures or restricts the motion of a mobile organ in the body.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FRENULA


annular
ˈænjʊlə
campanula
kæmˈpænjʊlə
campanular
kæmˈpænjʊlə
cannula
ˈkænjʊlə
cannular
ˈkænjʊlə
canula
ˈkænjʊlə
canular
ˈkænjʊlə
granular
ˈɡrænjʊlə
intergranular
ˌɪntəˈɡrænjʊlə
inula
ˈɪnjʊlə
lunula
ˈluːnjʊlə
paenula
ˈpiːnjʊlə
penannular
pɛnˈænjʊlə
pinnular
ˈpɪnjʊlə
planula
ˈplænjʊlə
planular
ˈplænjʊlə
ranula
ˈrænjʊlə
venular
ˈvɛnjʊlə
zonula
ˈzəʊnjʊlə
zonular
ˈzɒnjʊlə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FRENULA

frenemy
frenetic
frenetical
frenetically
freneticism
freneticness
Frenkel defect
frenular
frenulum
frenum
frenzical
frenzied
frenziedly
frenzies
frenzily
frenzy
Freon
frequence
frequencies
frequency

WORDS THAT END LIKE FRENULA

aula
curricula
Dracula
Eula
faunula
formula
gula
hula
insula
kula
ligula
nebula
peninsula
pinnula
pula
regula
retinula
Tula
Ursula
vaginula

Synonyms and antonyms of frenula in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «frenula» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FRENULA

Find out the translation of frenula to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of frenula from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «frenula» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

frenula
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

frenillo
570 millions of speakers

English

frenula
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

frenula
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

لجم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

уздечек
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

frenula
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

frenula
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

frenula
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Frenula
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Frenula
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

frenula
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

frenula
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Frenula
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

frenula
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

frenula
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

संसर्गजन्य
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

frenulumlarının
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

frenuli
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

frenula
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вуздечок
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

frenula
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

frenula
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

frenula
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

frenula
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

frenula
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of frenula

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FRENULA»

The term «frenula» is used very little and occupies the 181.394 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of frenula
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FRENULA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «frenula» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «frenula» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about frenula

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FRENULA»

Discover the use of frenula in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to frenula and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Bedside Dysmorphologist
Recognizing the Sign The frenula are the normal folds of mucosal membrane extending between the alveolar ridge and the inside of the upper lip and the counterparts inside the lower lip and beneath the tongue. Any additional such mucosal ...
Crumlin William Reardon Consultant Clinical Geneticist Our Lady's Hospital for Sick Children, Dublin, 2007
2
Oski's Pediatrics: Principles & Practice
Key Features Dystopia canthorum (lateral displacement of inner canthi) Broad nasal root Midface hypoplasia Midline cleft of upper lip that can extend through frenula and palate Multiple frenula Malposition, supernumerary teeth, and dental  ...
Julia A. McMillan, Ralph D. Feigin, Catherine DeAngelis, 2006
3
The Anatomical Basis of Dentistry
Labial Frenula Look for the frenula of the upper and lower lips. These are free- edged folds of mucous membrane, which run in the median plane from the inner aspect of the lip to the vestibular gingiva between the central incisors. Overly large ...
Bernard Liebgott, 2009
4
Clinical Oral Medicine and Pathology
Abnormal prominence of frenula (tissue attachments of the anterior tongue and labial mucosa), can result in a variety of complications. In the case of the lingual frenulum, this can lead to problems with speech development or infant feeding, ...
Jean M. Bruch, Nathaniel Treister, 2009
5
Zitelli and Davis' Atlas of Pediatric Physical Diagnosis: ...
Abnormalities of the Frenula During embryonic life, the maxillary labial frenulum extends as a band of tissue from the upper lip over and across the alveolar ridge and into the incisive (palatine) papilla. Postnatally, as the alveolar process ...
Basil J. Zitelli, Sara C McIntire, Andrew J Nowalk, 2012
6
Malformations of the Nervous System: Handbook of Clinical ...
Table 18.1 General findings in the oral–facial–digital syndromes Oral features Hypertrophic or duplicated frenula Lobulated or nodular tongue (lingula hamartoma) Cleft (bifid) tongue Absent or supernumerary teeth, especially incisors (primary ...
Harvey B. Sarnat, Paolo Curatolo, 2007
7
Collagen Diseases: Advances in Research and Treatment: 2011 ...
The absence of the lingual and inferior labial frenula was reported to be a useful diagnostic tool in a series of 12 patients with classical and hypermobile EDS. However, two further reports have contested the value of this sign. To determine the ...
‎2012
8
Supporting Sucking Skills in Breastfeeding Infants
Practitioners who merely look for a heart-shaped tongue tip are likely to miss restrictive frenula that restrict only the mid- or posterior tongue. Frenula that extend the entire length of the tongue or are particularly tight can completely impede ...
Catherine Watson Genna, 2012
9
Human Malformations and Related Anomalies
Intrahemispheric cyst, ventriculomegaly, apnea, optic nerve coloboma, microglossia, tongue hamartoma, cleft soft palate, postaxial polydactyly of hands and feet Mild to severe mental retardation, variable microcephaly, multiple frenula, ...
Roger E. Stevenson Director, Judith G. Hall Professor of Pediatrics University of British Columbia, 2005
10
Syndromes of the Head and Neck
Cataracts, multiple oral frenula, and growth retardation Wellesley et al (1) described a mother and two children with posterior polar cataracts in early childhood, multiple oral frenula, growth retardation, microcephaly, and borderline intelligence.
M.S. D.Sc. Regents' Professor Emeritus of Oral Pathology and Genetics at School of Dentistry Robert J. Gorlin D.D.S, D.M.D. M. Michael Cohen Jr., Ph.D. Professor Oral Pathology Faculty of Denistry, Ph.D. Department of Pediatrics and Medical Genetics Raoul C.M. Hennekam M.D., Academic Medical Center University of Amsterdam, 2001

7 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FRENULA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term frenula is used in the context of the following news items.
1
'Slip Of The Pen' Did Not Warrant Finding Of Poor Professional …
The patient administration system in use at the time required all frenula dissections to be described as 'tongue tie'. It did not allow for the words ... «Mondaq News Alerts, Mar 15»
2
Landmark decision in Fitness to Practise case
There are three different types of frenula dissection. Unfortunately, the system as it then operated in Crumlin had only one code for all three ... «Irish Medical Times, Mar 15»
3
INGATJA: CIRCUMCISION AGAINST SWAZI CULTURE
It is similar to the frenula found under the tongue, the upper lip and the clitoral hood (female foreskin). For many intact men, the penile frenulum ... «Times of Swaziland, Jan 15»
4
Thomasville man charged with felony child abuse involving baby son
Frenula are tissue that hold organs or stop their movement. The baby was at Moses Cone Hospital when police said they learned of the ... «WXII The Triad, Nov 14»
5
Finding against paediatrician Martin Corbally overturned
“Difficult as it is to believe”, the then system in Crumlin had just one code for all frenula dissection, the judge said. All three types of dissection ... «Irish Times, Nov 13»
6
Frenotomy for breastfed tongue-tied infants: a fresh look at an old …
Nursing infants under 4 months of age with anterior tongue tie and who have translucent (whitish) lingual frenula are candidates for frenotomy, ... «AAP News, Dec 11»
7
Does a Torn Frenulum Indicate Abuse?
Of 154 studies reviewed, 19 met inclusion criteria, and only nine documented torn labial frenula in 30 children; 27 of the 30 cases were fatally abused children ... «AAP Grand Rounds, Feb 08»

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