HyperDic: ankyloglossia

English > 1 sense of the word *ankyloglossia*:
NOUN	state	ankyloglossia, tongue tie	a congenital anomaly in which the mucous membrane under the tongue is too short limiting the mobility of the tongue

English > *ankyloglossia*: 1 sense > noun 1, state
Meaning	A congenital anomaly in which the mucous membrane under the tongue is too short limiting the mobility of the tongue.
Synonym	tongue tie
Broader	birth defect, congenital anomaly, congenital defect, congenital disorder, congenital abnormality	A defect that is present at birth / birth
Spanish	anquiloglosia
Catalan	anquiloglosia