Plural of fraenum; anatomical structures in the body that act as small restraining bands or ligaments.
From Latin fraenum (bridle, restraint, from frenare 'to bridle'). The plural maintains the Latin form in medical terminology.
Your mouth has several fraena—those little tissue bands under your tongue—and they're called that because they literally restrain movement, just like a bridle restrains a horse.
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