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ranula

[ ran-yuh-luh ]

noun

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


ranula

/ ˈæʊə /

noun

  1. a saliva-filled cyst that develops under the tongue
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other yvlog Forms

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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of ranula1

1650–60; < Latin Գܱ little frog, swelling, equivalent to ( a ) frog + -ula -ule
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of ranula1

C17: from Latin rana frog + -ula from Latin -ulus , small
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The sublingual ranula is the most common variety.

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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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