frenulum

Definitions

1. 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.
2. 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.

Equivalents

Examples

“Humans have⟳ three oral frenulums: beneath the tongue, between the upper lip and gum, and between the lower lip and gum.”

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