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/ˌæŋkɪləˈɡlɒsi.ə/ · noun
(medicine) A congenital oral anomaly in which the lingual frenulum is unusually short and thick, decreasing mobility of the tongue and affecting eating, speech, etc..
Use ankyloglossia when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Ankyloglossia means (medicine) A congenital oral anomaly in which the lingual frenulum is unusually short and thick, decreasing mobility of the tongue and affecting eating, speech, etc..
Common synonyms include tongue-tie, tongue tie.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use ankyloglossia where its definition matches the intended context.
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