tongue-tie

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tongue-tie

a congenital condition in which the tongue has restricted mobility as the result of an abnormally short frenulum

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No references found			Decades ago, it was routine for midwives to cut the tongue with a nail if they noticed it was tied after birth, but stricter health and safety rules stopped that practice, even though as many as one in ten babies may be born with tongue-tie. 10-minute op for tongue-tied baby; HEALTH: City doctors lead the way ... by Birmingham Mail (England) His Albero Di Giuda has a first-time tongue-tie in the 6. THE STATS THAT MATTER by The Racing Post (London, England) CAPTION(S): THE TIME HAS COME: Yarqus goes well at Sandown and looks set to collect there today on the back of two fine efforts since a tongue-tie was applied at Royal Ascot; TASTY AND TALENTED: Clive Brittain thinks Albabilia (right) can go to the very top and she gets her chance to win against the top fillies in tomorrow's Moyglare Stud Stakes at the Curragh Horse Racing: OKAY YARQUS! Variety the spice of life for Brittain by The Mirror (London, England)			Tonga Trench Tongans tongara Tongariro Tongass Conservation Society Tongass National Forest Tongatapu Tongeren Tonghak Tonghak Uprising Tonghua Tongres Tongrian Tongs Tongue tongue and egg molding tongue and groove tongue joint Tongue River Reservoir State Park tongue worm tongue-and-dart molding tongue-and-groove boards tongue-and-groove joint tongue-and-groove material tongue-and-lip joint tongue-tie tongued miter tongues of fire tongues, speaking in tonguing Tongzhou Tonic tonic convulsion tonic labyrinthine reflexes tonic neck reflexes tonic postural epilepsy tonic sol-fa tonic spasm Toning Tonino-Aniva Peninsula Tonio Tonirovka tonk strip tonka bean Tonkin Tonkin Gulf Tonkin Gulf resolution Tonkin, Gulf Tonkin, Gulf of Tonkino Tonkovetka			tongue-and-dart molding Tongue-and-groove Tongue-and-groove tongue-and-groove boards tongue-and-groove boards tongue-and-groove joint tongue-and-groove joint tongue-and-groove material tongue-and-lip joint tongue-fish tongue-flower tongue-in-cheek tongue-in-cheek tongue-in-cheek tongue-lash tongue-lashing tongue-lashing tongue-lashing tongue-lashings tongue-lashings tongue-lashings Tongue-Movement Ear Pressure Tongue-pad tongue-retaining device tongue-shaped Tongue-shell tongue-sole tongue-soles tongue-swallowing tongue-thrust swallow tongue-tie Tongue-tie (Ankyloglossia) Tongue-tie (Ankyloglossia) tongue-tied tongue-tied tongue-tied tongue-tied tongue-ties tongue-ties tongue-ties Tongue-twister Tongue-twisters tongue-twisting tongue-tying tongue-tying tongue-tying Tonguebird tongued tongued tongued tongued tongued miter tongued-and-grooved tongued-and-grooved tonguefish tonguefish tonguefishes tongueflower tongueless tongueless tongueless

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