frenulum

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈfriː.njʊl.əm/    美 /ˈfrɛn.jəl.əm/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A small fold or ridge of tissue that supports or restrains 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.
    — Humans have three oral frenulums: beneath the tongue, between the upper lip and gum, and between the lower lip and gum.
  2. A small fold or ridge of tissue that supports or restrains 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.; Such a ridge of tissue connecting the foreskin to the glans on the underside of the penis; the penile frenulum. specifically
  3. A bristle or row of bristles on the edge of the hindwings of some lepidoptera which unites the wings by interlocking with a catch on the posterior part of the forewings.

词形变化

frenula plural frenulums plural fraenulum alternative,hypercorrect frænulum alternative,hypercorrect

词汇关系

衍生词
frenular frenulate frenulectomy frenuloplasty

词源

Borrowed from New Latin frēnulum, diminutive of frēnum (“a bridle, curb, bit”).
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