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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 tongue

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

Dictionary entry details

• TONGUE TIE (noun)

Sense 1

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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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