RANULA

ranula

(noun) a cyst on the underside of the tongue

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

ranula (plural ranulas or ranulae)

(medicine) A small cyst on the floor of the mouth, under the tongue, which is associated with an obstruction of the major salivary gland.

Anagrams

• anural

Source: Wiktionary


Ran"u*la, n. Etym: [L., a little frog, a little swelling on the tongue of cattle, dim. of rana a frog.] (Med.)

Definition: A cyst formed under the tongue by obstruction of the duct of the submaxillary gland.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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