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TONGUE TIE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does tongue tie mean? 

TONGUE TIE (noun)
  The noun TONGUE TIE has 1 sense:

1. a congenital anomaly in which the mucous membrane under the tongue is too short limiting the mobility of the tongueplay

  Familiarity information: TONGUE TIE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


TONGUE TIE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A congenital anomaly in which the mucous membrane under the tongue is too short limiting the mobility of the tongue

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

ankyloglossia; tongue tie

Hypernyms ("tongue tie" is a kind of...):

birth defect; congenital abnormality; congenital anomaly; congenital defect; congenital disorder (a defect that is present at birth)


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