ranula
Pronunciation: /ˈɹan.jʊl.ə/
The English word “ranula” has 1 meaning listed here.
noun
- 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.
Etymology
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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