ranula

[医] 舌下囊肿

发音

UK /ˈɹan.jʊl.ə/
US /ˈɹæn.jəl.ə/

词形变化

ranulae 复数 ranulae ranulas ranulas 复数

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A tumor or swelling located in the floor of the mouth under the tongue; specifically a bluish, domed mucocele which is associated with an obstruction of the sublingual salivary gland.

    医学

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

cyst

词源

Late Middle English, coined by French physician and surgeon Guy de Chauliac: borrowed from Latin rānula (“a little frog, a tadpole; a little swelling on the tongue of cattle”).

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