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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Small fold of tissue that secures or restricts the motion of a mobile organ in the body}}<br />
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[[File:Gray1202.png|thumb|Anatomy of the human mouth, including the [[frenulum of the tongue]]]]<br />
A '''frenulum''' {{IPAc-en|ˈ|f|r|ɛ|n|j|ə|l|ʌ|m}} or '''frenum''' {{IPAc-en|ˈ|f|r|iː|n|əm}} ({{plural form}}: '''frenula''' or '''frena''', from the Latin ''frēnulum'', "little bridle", the [[diminutive]] of ''frēnum''<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150218035107/http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/american_english/frenulum?searchDictCode=all frenulum: definition of frenulum in Oxford dictionary (American English) (US)]</ref>) is a small fold of tissue that secures the motion of a mobile [[organ (anatomy)|organ]] in the [[Human body|body]].<br />
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== In human anatomy ==<br />
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Frenula on the human body include several in the [[Human mouth|mouth]], some in the [[digestive tract]], and some connected to the [[sex organ|external genitalia]].<br />
*'''Brain''': ''[[Frenulum of superior medullary velum]]'' or ''frenulum veli''<br />
*'''Digestive tract''': ''frenulum valvae ileocaecalis''<br />
*'''Oral tissue''': Frenula of the [[Human mouth|mouth]] include the [[frenulum of the tongue]] or ''frenulum linguae'' under the [[tongue]], the ''[[Lip#Microanatomy|frenulum labii superioris]]'' inside the upper lip, the ''[[frenulum labii inferioris]]'' inside the lower lip, and the [[buccal frena]] which connect the cheeks to the gum. These can easily be torn by violent blows to the face or mouth, thus a torn frenulum is sometimes a warning sign of [[physical abuse]]. <br />
*'''Penile tissue''': The word ''frenulum'' on its own is often used for the [[penile frenulum]] or ''frenulum preputii penis'', which is a sensitive, elastic band of tissue that connects the prepuce or [[foreskin]] to the [[glans penis]] and helps contract the prepuce over the glans. In most forms of [[circumcision]], this part of the penis is partially or entirely [[Circumcision surgical procedure|removed]].<br />
*'''Vulvar tissue''': In females, genital frenula include the ''[[Clitoris#Frenulum|frenulum clitoridis]]'' of the [[clitoris]] and the ''[[frenulum labiorum pudendi]]'' (''fourchette'') where the [[labia minora]] meet at the back.<br />
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An overly short oral or genital frenulum may require a [[frenulectomy]] or [[frenuloplasty]] to achieve normal mobility.<br />
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==In insects==<br />
The word '''frenulum''' also refers to a [[Wing coupling (Lepidoptera anatomy)#frenulum|bristle]] present at the root of the hindwing of most [[moth]]s which engages with a small hook or tuft on the forewing (the [[Wing coupling (Lepidoptera anatomy)#Frenulo-retinacular wing coupling|retinaculum]]) to join the wings together.<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Frenectomy]] – surgical removal of frenula<br />
* [[Frenuloplasty]] – surgical alterations of frenula<br />
* [[Frenulum breve]]<br />
* [[Frenulum veli]]<br />
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===Piercings===<br />
* [[Frenum piercing]]<br />
* [[Lip frenulum piercing]]<br />
* [[Tongue frenulum piercing]]<br />
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==External links==<br />
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