frenum 的定义
plural fre·na [free-nuh]. /ˈfri nə/. Anatomy, Zoology.
- a fold of membrane that checks or restrains the motion of a part, as the fold on the underside of the tongue.
更多frenum例句
- Aetius, the first prominent Christian physician of whom we have any record, divided the frenum of the tongue.
- Alar frenum: a small ligament crossing the supra-alar groove toward the root of the wing: Hymenoptera.
- It is of slow growth, and forms an elongated swelling on each side of the frenum, covering the teeth, and projecting the lip.
- On each side of the frenum, under the mucous membrane of the tip, are mucous glands—apical glands—in which cysts sometimes form.
- A double fold of mucous membrane—the frenum—connects the under aspect of the tip with the floor of the mouth and the mandible.