different between frenulum vs frenuloplasty

English

Alternative forms

• fraenulum, frænulum (hypercorrect, nonstandard)

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin fr?nulum, diminutive of fr?num (“a bridle, curb, bit”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?fri?.nj?l.?m/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?fr?n.j?l.?m/

Noun

frenulum (plural frenula or frenulums)

1. (anatomy) 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.

   Synonym: frenum

2. (entomology, zootomy) 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.

Derived terms

• frenular
• frenulate

Translations

References

• “frenulum”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
• “frenulum”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).

Latin

Alternative forms

• fraenulum

Etymology

From fr?num (“a bridle, curb, bit”) +? -ulum (diminutive nominal suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?fre.nu.lum/, [?f???nulum]

Noun

fr?nulum n (genitive fr?nul?); second declension (New Latin)

1. Diminutive of fr?num.

Inflection

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Descendants

• ? English: frenulum

English

Etymology

frenulum +? -o- +? -plasty

Noun

frenuloplasty (plural frenuloplasties)

1. (surgery) Plastic surgery of the frenulum.