Diseases

Ankyloglossia

A severe congenital restriction of TONGUE movement, resulting from fusion or adherence of the tongue to the floor of the mouth. In partial ankyloglossia (tongue-tie) the LINGUAL FRENUM is abnormally short, or is attached too close to the tip of the tongue. OMIM: 106280

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Abstract

A severe congenital restriction of TONGUE movement, resulting from fusion or adherence of the tongue to the floor of the mouth. In partial ankyloglossia (tongue-tie) the LINGUAL FRENUM is abnormally short, or is attached too close to the tip of the tongue. OMIM: 106280

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Synonyms

7 entry terms
  • Tongue Tie
  • Ankyloglossias
  • Tongue Ties
  • Partial Ankyloglossia
  • Ankyloglossia, Partial
  • Ankyloglossias, Partial
  • Partial Ankyloglossias

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35 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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History Note

2017; use under Mouth Abnormalities 2013-2016

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  1. C07.160w

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WI 210

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Ankyloglossia. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000072676. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000072676
  2. Ankyloglossia. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ankyloglossia
  3. Ankyloglossia. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q557552