ranula
- noun
- /ˈræn.jə.lə/
- Specialized
- A painless, bluish, submucosal swelling on one side of the floor of the mouth usually indicates the presence of a ranula.
- ranula removal
- ranula via hydrodissection
Examples
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Typically, a chronic, painless, one-sided swelling on the floor of the mouth that is bluish and soft indicates a ranula.
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We report a patient with swelling in the floor of her mouth that was clinically diagnosed as a ranula.
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During the past 7 years, we have found that this technique is a safe and simple means of removing a ranula.
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In our case, surgical intervention was chosen because the initial clinical diagnosis was a ranula.
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Several different methods of treatment have been used for the removal of ranulas.
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To our knowledge, this is the first report in the literature of a hemangioma presenting as a ranula.
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A painless, bluish, submucosal swelling on one side of the floor of the mouth usually indicates the presence of a ranula.
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We report a patient with swelling in the floor of her mouth that was clinically diagnosed as a ranula.
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Typically, a chronic, painless, one-sided swelling on the floor of the mouth that is bluish and soft indicates a ranula.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Ranula comes from the Latin root rana 'frog' plus the small ending -ula 'little', and doctors used this image because the round, swollen pouch under the tongue looks like a little frog; so ranula names that tongue cyst.
