Ranula

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Ranula \Ran"u*la\ (r[a^]n"[-u]*l[.a]), n. [L., a little frog, a
     little swelling on the tongue of cattle, dim. of rana a
     frog.] (Med.)
     A cyst formed under the tongue by obstruction of the duct of
     the submaxillary gland.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  ranula
       n : a cyst on the underside of the tongue
       [also: {ranulae} (pl)]