- front tap
- a tap on the muscles of the front of the lower limb; in cases of spinal irritability this produces contraction of the gastrocnemius muscle.
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Close front rounded vowel — y Image … Wikipedia
Near-close near-front rounded vowel — ʏ Image … Wikipedia
Open front unrounded vowel — a Image … Wikipedia
