Frenulum of the tongue

Frenulum of tongue
The mouth cavity. The apex of the tongue is turned upward, and on the right side a superficial dissection of its undersurface has been made. (Frenulum labeled at center right.)
Sagittal section of nose mouth, pharynx, and larynx. (Frenulum linguae is the topmost label at right.)
Details
Identifiers
Latinfrenulum linguae
MeSHD008035
TA98A05.1.04.012
TA22836
FMA54659
Anatomical terminology

The frenulum (or frenum) of the tongue, tongue web, lingual frenulum, frenulum linguae, or fraenulum[1] is a small fold of mucous membrane extending from the floor of the mouth to the midline of the underside of the human tongue.

  1. ^ e.g. William Trevor, The Story of Lucy Gault, 2002, page 14.