frenulum

Meaning of frenulum

noun
  1. a small fold or ridge of tissue which supports or checks 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.
  2. (in some moths and butterflies) a bristle or row of bristles on the edge of the hindwing which keeps it in contact with the forewing.

early 18th century: modern Latin, diminutive of Latin frenum ‘bridle’.

Information about frenulum

  • It is a name.
  • The plural form of frenulum is: frenulums.
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Hyphenation of frenulum

frenu-lum

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
  • frenulum is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

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