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frenulum

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

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spermatozoon

English

Alternative forms

  • spermatozoön
  • spermatozoan

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ?????? (spérma, sperm) + ???? (zôion, living thing).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /?sp??m?t?(?)?z???n/

Noun

spermatozoon (plural spermatozoa)

  1. (cytology) A reproductive cell or gamete of a male, carried in semen, that fertilizes an ovum to produce a zygote.

Synonyms

  • sperm cell
  • zoosperm

Hypernyms

  • gamete

Coordinate terms

  • ovum

Derived terms

  • spermatozoal
  • spermatozoic

Translations


Esperanto

Noun

spermatozoon

  1. accusative singular of spermatozoo

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