Tongue-tie: alternatives and connections

A small periodical change of position in the stars and other heavenly bodies, due to the combined effect of the motion of light and th…

A fossil cephalopod shell related to the nautilus. There are many genera and species, and all are extinct, the typical forms having ex…

Any inflammatory affection of the throat or faces, as the quinsy, malignant sore throat, croup, etc., especially such as tends to prod…

A genus of extinct quadrupeds of the order Ungulata, whose were first found in the gypsum quarries near Paris; characterized by the sh…

Pertaining to water; growing in water; living in, swimming in, or frequenting the margins of waters; as, aquatic plants and fowls.

To stop or hesitate as if suddenly frightened, or in doubt, or impeded by unforeseen difficulties; to take alarm; to exhibit hesitancy…

The state or condition of being brachycephalic; shortness of head.

Shortness of duration; briefness of time; as, the brevity of human life.

To be held or impeded by entanglement or a light obstruction; as, a kite catches in a tree; a door catches so as not to open.

A condition of interrupted or impeded progress; arrest; stop; delay; as, to hold an enemy in check.

Lamed; lame; disabled; impeded.

Produced by applying the tongue to the teeth or to the gums; or representing a sound so formed.

Affected with shortness of breath; relating to dyspnoea.

An instrument used to raise and support the tongue during the cutting of the fraenum.

A fraenum.

A connecting fold of membrane serving to support or restrain any part; as, the fraenum of the tongue.

Pertaining to both the tongue and the pharynx; -- applied especially to the ninth pair of cranial nerves, which are distributed to the…

To move interruptedly or with halts, jerks, or steps; -- said of something obstructed or impeded.