frenoplasty

frenoplasty

 [fre´no-plas″te] the correction of an abnormally attached frenum or frenulum, by surgically repositioning it.

fre·no·plas·ty

(frē'nō-plas'tē), Correction of an abnormally attached frenum by surgically repositioning it. [frenum + G. plastos, formed]

frenoplasty

(frē′nə-plăs′tē)n. Surgical correction of an abnormally attached frenum.

frenuloplasty

A cosmetic procedure in which a frenulum is surgically altered, either of the tongue (which may performed in children for ankyloglossia, or “tongue-tie”) or of the penis (due to a tightly adherent foreskin).

fre·no·plas·ty

(frē'nō-plas'tē) Correction of an abnormally attached frenum by surgically repositioning it. [frenum + G. plastos, formed]