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Meaning of frenulum | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
/ˈfriː.njʊl.əm/

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

Ελληνικά χαλινός
Español frenillo
Suomi kielijänne
Français filet frein
Italiano frenulo
日本語 小帯
한국어 소대
Nederlands tongriem
Polski wędzidełko
Português freio frénulo
Русский узде́чка

Examples

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

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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