Frenulum

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A frenulum /ˈfrɛnjʊləm/ or frenum /ˈfriːnəm/ (pl.: frenula or frena, from the Latin frēnulum, "little bridle", the diminutive of frēnum^[1]) is a small fold of tissue that secures the motion of a mobile organ in the body.