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Webster 1913 Edition

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(răn′ū̍-lȧ)

Noun.

[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.

Noun.

[L. rana, a frog; dim. a little frog.]

A swelling under the tongue, similar to the encysted tumors in different parts of the body.

ranula ‎(plural ranulas or ranulae)

A small cyst on the floor of the mouth, under the tongue, which is associated with an obstruction of the major salivary gland.

small cyst