RANULA


Meaning of RANULA in English

— ranular , adj.

/ran"yeuh leuh/ , n. Pathol.

a cystic tumor formed beneath the tongue, caused by obstruction of the sublingual or submaxillary gland or of a mucous gland.

[ 1650-60; ranula little frog, swelling, equiv. to ran ( a ) frog + -ula -ULE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .