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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD RANULA

From Latin rana frog + -ula from Latin -ulus, small.
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PRONUNCIATION OF RANULA

ranula  [ˈrænjʊlə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RANULA

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adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Ranula 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 RANULA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Ranula

A ranula is a type of mucocele found on the floor of the mouth. Ranulas present as a swelling of connective tissue consisting of collected mucin from a ruptured salivary gland duct, which is usually caused by local trauma. If they are small and not problematic, then they are left alone, but otherwise minor oral surgery may be required.

Definition of ranula in the English dictionary

The definition of ranula in the dictionary is a saliva-filled cyst that develops under the tongue.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RANULA


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

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RANULA

ransacker
ransacking
ranshackle
ransom
ransomable
Ransome
ransomer
ransomless
ransomware
rant
ranter
ranterism
ranting
rantingly
rantipole
ranular
ranunculaceous
ranunculi
ranunculus
ranzelman

WORDS THAT END LIKE RANULA

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

Synonyms and antonyms of ranula in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «ranula» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RANULA

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

Translator English - Chinese

舌下囊肿
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ránula
570 millions of speakers

English

ranula
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ranula
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ضفيدعة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ranula
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ranula
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ranula
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

grenouillette
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ranula
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

ranula
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ranula
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

ranula
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ranula
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ranula
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ranula
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रेनुलला
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ranula
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ranula
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ranula
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ranula
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ranula
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ranula
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ranula
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Ranula
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ranula
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ranula

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RANULA»

The term «ranula» is normally little used and occupies the 108.612 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RANULA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «ranula» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «ranula» 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 ranula

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RANULA»

Discover the use of ranula in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ranula and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Atlas of Head & Neck Surgery--otolaryngology
SIMPLE AND PLUNGING RAMULA EXCISION This procedure involves surgical removal of a simple or plunging ranula. INDICATIONS 1. Simple ranula: an extravasation of mucus confined to the floor of mouth 2. Plunging ranula: a swelling in ...
Byron J. Bailey, 2001
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Differential Diagnosis in Head and Neck Imaging: A ...
Rarely, a submandibular cyst is difficult to distinguish from a diving ranula (Fig. 12.5). A ranula is a postinflammatory retention cyst of the sublingual gland that generally results from stenosis or occlusion of the excretory duct. A simple ranula is ...
‎1999
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Burket's Oral Medicine
RANULA Description and Etiology. A ranula is a large mucocele located on the floor of the mouth. Ranulas may present as either a mucous extravasation phenomenon or, when the inflammatory components disappear, a sessile firm mass ...
Lester William Burket, Martin S. Greenberg, Michael Glick, 2008
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Salivary Gland Diseases: Surgical and Medical Management
This distinction is somewhat academic, however, as the treatment is the same for both lesions. Complete surgical excision along with the associated glandular tissue is the treatment of choice.32 Ranula is the term used for a mucocele or ...
Robert L. Witt, 2011
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Oral Pathology
Other Lesions 121 Other Lesions Ranula Dermoid and Epidermoid Cysts The term ranula describes a mucocele of the floor of the mouth. The ranula is usually a unilateral lesion, with a bluish, translucent appearance. The name "ranula" ...
Peter A. Reichart, Hans Peter Philipsen, 2000
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A Color Handbook of Oral Medicine
Mucocele. and. ranula. ETIOLOGY AND PATHOGENESIS An accumulation of mucus either in the connective tissues or within a salivary duct is clinically termed a mucocele (Chapter 3, p. 48) and encompasses both mucous extravasation ...
Richard C. K. Jordan, Michael A. O. Lewis, 2004
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Ear, Nose and Throat Histopathology
Ranula. Ranula is a cyst of the floor of the mouth. There are two types, each of which has a different clinical behaviour and which requires a different regime of treatment. The simple ranula is usually a painless, superficial bluish nodule that ...
Leslie Michaels, Henrik B. Hellquist, 2001
8
Practical Head and Neck Ultrasound
A ranula is a mucous retention cyst of the sublingual gland or, rarely, the minor salivary glands in the sub- lingual space. There are two forms: 1 Simple ranula. This is the most common form and invariably involves the sublingual gland.
Anil T. Ahuja, Rhodri M. Evans, 2000
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Color Atlas of Oral Diseases in Children and Adolescents
Ranula is a form of mucocele located on the floor of the mouth. • Leakage of mucin due to trauma or obstruction of the duct of a salivary gland. • Usually, ranula originates from the sublingual gland, and less commonly from the submandibular ...
George Laskaris, 2011
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Clinical Outline of Oral Pathology: Diagnosis and Treatment
It is conceivable that a low-grade cystic mucoepidermoid carcinoma in the floor of the mouth could resemble ranula in clinical appearance. TREATMENT Ranula is conventionally managed by marsupialization. Additional Reading Catone GA, ...
Lewis R. Eversole, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RANULA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ranula is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Räuspern: Was steckt dahinter?
Denn die Redewendung geht auf die sogenannte Ranula zurück, eine Zyste, die in der Regel entsteht, weil der Ausführgang der Unterzungenspeicheldrüse ... «Apotheken Umschau, Jun 15»
2
Bassist/Composer Robert Sabin's New Tentet CD 'Humanity Part II …
The CD, Sabin's third in ten years, will be released on his Ranula Music label July 14. "I love the way film music invokes states of mind that you carry from the film ... «Broadway World, Jun 15»
3
Dubai doctors remove tumour from Nigerian boy
DUBAI // Doctors have operated on a six-year-old boy who was suffering from ranula, a rare disease that resulted in a large benign tumour in his neck. «The National, Jan 15»
4
Tsekkaa ilmaiseksi, miltä kuulostaa porilainen räppi
Oman panoksensa kokonaisuuteen antoivat äänitaiteilijat Jukka Ranula ja Feetu Haavisto, sekä kansikuvista vastannut taiteilija Jonna Lepistö. «Satakunnan Kansa, Oct 14»
5
Kuusankosken Harmonikansoittajat Ikaalisissa
Rummut: Kalevi Rehnfors, Sami Leino, basso: Heikki Rainio, kitara: Joakim Ranula. Kuusankosken Harmonikansoittajat esiintyivät Sata-Häme soi -viikolla ... «Kouvolan Sanomat, Jul 14»
6
青蛙王子來到我診間:口腔蛤蟆腫
蛤蟆腫(ranula)顧名思義,就是在症狀發生且延伸至頸部下巴時,像極了青蛙或蛤蟆肚子鼓起的模樣,它是從拉丁文rana(frog之意,frog的中文可以是青蛙、蛤蟆)這個 ... «康健雜誌, Feb 14»
7
Geschenkte Gäule und komische Käuze
Der Frosch heisst auf Latein nämlich «rana», «ranula» nennt sich die Fröschleingeschwulst, und die sitzt, man ahnt es schon, im Hals. Der Frosch ist also kein ... «Berner Zeitung, Dec 13»
8
IOS to hold int'l conf on Abul Qasim Al-Zahrawi's legacy in medicine …
The operative removal of a ranula and the use of a tonsil guillotine and mouth gag in a tonsillectomy are among the original discoveries of Al-Zahrawi. Al-Tasrif ... «TwoCircles.net, Sep 13»
9
Bau busuk dan lalat hijau ganggu warga Batu Ampar
Lokasi tempat pembungan sampah ini berdekatan dengan SDN 10, SDN 5 Batu Ampar, SMPN 126 Batu Ampar dan SLB milik Yayasan Ranula. “Kasihan ... «LensaIndonesia.com, Aug 13»
10
Frosch im Hals - Das steckt dahinter
Der Spruch bezieht sich auf eine Speicheldrüse unter der Zunge, die wenn sie entzündet ist, anschwillt und zur "Ranula" wird, was im Lateinischen soviel wie ... «ShortNews.de, Jul 13»

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