A minor birth defect in which the flap of membrane attached to the underside of the tongue (frenulum) is too short. This shortened frenulum limits the mobility of the tongue. Ankyloglossia is also called tongue tie, from the folk belief that the anomaly causes feeding and speech problems. A child cannot feed or speak properly because the tongue is [..]

n. A condition marked by the unusual shortness of the lingual frenum, which causes the tongue to experience a restricted range of movement - thus creating speech production problems. Also knows as a t [..]

(n) a congenital anomaly in which the mucous membrane under the tongue is too short limiting the mobility of the tongue

Partial or complete fusion of the tongue to the floor of the mouth; abnormal shortness of the frenulum linguae. Synonyms: tongue-tie. Origin: ankylo-+ G. Glossa, tongue (05 Mar 2000)