About The Word Tongue-tie
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Tongue-tie
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What's The Definition Of Tongue-tie?
[n] a congenital anomaly in which the mucous membrane under the tongue is too short limiting the mobility of the tongue
[v] deprive of speech; "When he met his idol, the young man was tongue-tied" Synonyms | Synonyms for Tongue-tie: ankyloglossia Related Terms | Find terms related to Tongue-tie: See Also | birth defect | congenital abnormality | congenital anomaly | congenital defect | congenital disorder | deprive Tongue-tie In Webster's Dictionary \Tongue"-tie`\, n. (Med.)
Impeded motion of the tongue because of the shortness of the
fr[ae]num, or of the adhesion of its margins to the gums.
--Dunglison.
\Tongue"-tie`\, v. t. To deprive of speech or the power of speech, or of distinct articulation. |
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