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Ranula

Introduction: Ranula

Description of Ranula

Ranula: A cyst under the tongue caused by obstruction of a salivary or mucous gland. Also called hyrdoglossa.

Ranula: (1) Hypoglottis. (2) Any cystic tumor of the undersurface of the tongue or floor of the mouth, especially one of the floor of the mouth due to obstruction of the duct of the sublingual glands. SYN: ptyalocele, ranine tumor, sialocele, sublingual cyst. [L. tadpole, dim. of rana, frog]
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Ranula: a cyst on the underside of the tongue.
Source: WordNet 2.1

Ranula: A form of retention cyst of the floor of the mouth, usually due to obstruction of the ducts of the submaxillary or sublingual glands, presenting a slowly enlarging painless deep burrowing mucocele of one side of the mouth. It is also called sublingual cyst and sublingual ptyalocele.
Source: Diseases Database

Ranula: A form of retention cyst of the floor of the mouth, usually due to obstruction of the ducts of the submaxillary or sublingual glands, presenting a slowly enlarging painless deep burrowing mucocele of one side of the mouth. It is also called sublingual cyst and sublingual ptyalocele.
Source: MeSH 2007

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Broader terms for Ranula

Source - MeSH 2007

Source - WordNet 2.1

Hierarchical classifications of Ranula

The following list attempts to classify Ranula into categories where each line is subset of the next.

WordNet 2.1

  • cyst
  • pathology
  • health problem,ill health,unhealthiness
  • pathological state
  • condition,status
  • state

Source: WordNet 2.1

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

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