frenulum

Meaning

1. A small fold or ridge of tissue that supports or restrains the motion of the part to which it is attached, in particular a fold of skin beneath the tongue, or between the lip and the gum.
2. A bristle or row of bristles on the edge of the hindwings of some lepidoptera which unites the wings by interlocking with a catch on the posterior part of the forewings.

Translations

fre

Vorhautbändchen

χαλινός

freio

frénulo

frenillo

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈfriː.njʊl.əm/

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin frēnulum, diminutive of frēnum (“a bridle, curb, bit”).