Human Phenotype Ontology

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Preferred Name

Abnormal oral frenulum morphology

Synonyms

Abnormality of oral frenum

Abnormality of oral frenula

Abnormality of frenum of tongue

Abnormality of lingual frenum

Definitions

A frenulum is a small frenum. There are several frena that are usually present in a normal oral cavity, most notably the maxillary labial frenum, the mandibular labial frenum, and the lingual frenum. An abnormality of the lingual frenulum, that is of the small fold of mucous membrane that attaches the tongue to the floor of the mouth, or the presence of accessory frenula in the oral cavity.

ID

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0000190

comment

A frenulum is a small frenum. There are several frena that are usually present in a normal oral cavity, most notably the maxillary labial frenum, the mandibular labial frenum, and the lingual frenum.

database_cross_reference

UMLS:C4025881

definition

An abnormality of the lingual frenulum, that is of the small fold of mucous membrane that attaches the tongue to the floor of the mouth, or the presence of accessory frenula in the oral cavity.

has_exact_synonym

Abnormality of oral frenum

Abnormality of oral frenula

Abnormality of frenum of tongue

Abnormality of lingual frenum

has_obo_namespace

human_phenotype

id

HP:0000190

label

Abnormal oral frenulum morphology

notation

HP:0000190

prefLabel

Abnormal oral frenulum morphology

treeView

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0000163

subClassOf

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0000163

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