ranula

American  

[ran-yuh-luh] / ˈræn yə lə /

noun

Pathology.

1. a cystic tumor formed beneath the tongue, caused by obstruction of the sublingual or submaxillary gland or of a mucous gland.

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ranula British  

/ ˈrænjʊlə /

noun

1. a saliva-filled cyst that develops under the tongue

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Other Word Forms

• ranular adjective

Etymology

Origin of ranula

1650–60; < Latin rānula little frog, swelling, equivalent to rān ( a ) frog + -ula -ule

Example Sentences

The sublingual ranula is the most common variety.

From Project Gutenberg

Among the affections of the tongue he numbers abscess, fissure, ulcer, cancer, ranula, shortening of the ligaments, hypertrophy, erythema of the mucous membrane, and inflammatory swelling.

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In rare cases children are born with a cystic swelling in the floor of the mouth—the so-called congenital ranula.

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Tumours—Ranula.—The term ranula is applied to any cystic tumour formed in connection with the glands in the floor of the mouth.

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