circumvallate papillae
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Circumvallate papillae — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = papillae vallatae, circumvallate papillae GraySubject = 242 GrayPage = 1126 Caption = Circumvallate papilla in vertical section, showing arrangement of the taste buds and nerves. Caption2 = Tongue System =… … Wikipedia
circumvallate papilla — n any of approximately 12 large papillae near the back of the tongue each of which is surrounded with a marginal sulcus and supplied with taste buds responsive esp. to bitter flavors called also vallate papilla … Medical dictionary
circumvallate — Denoting a structure surrounded by a wall, as the c. (vallate) papillae of the tongue. [circum + L. vallum, wall] * * * cir·cum·val·late .sər kəm val .āt, val ət adj enclosed by a ridge of tissue * * * cir·cum·val·late (sur″kəm… … Medical dictionary
circumvallate — I. transitive verb ( lated; lating) Etymology: Latin circumvallatus, past participle of circumvallare to surround with siege works, from circum + vallum rampart more at wall Date: circa 1798 to surround by or as if by a rampart • circumvallation… … New Collegiate Dictionary
circumvallate — [ˌsə:kəm valeɪt] verb literary surround with or as if with a rampart. adjective 1》 literary surrounded or surrounding as if by a rampart. 2》 Anatomy denoting papillae near the back of the tongue, surrounded by taste receptors. Origin C17: from L … English new terms dictionary
circumvallate papilla — noun : any of approximately 12 large papillae each surrounded with a marginal sulcus and richly supplied with taste buds chiefly responsive to bitter flavors and arranged in a V shaped row near the back of the tongue called also vallate papilla … Useful english dictionary
papilla — Any small, nipplelike process. SYN: teat (3). [L. a nipple, dim. of papula, a pimple] acoustic p. SYN: spiral organ. basilar p. the auditory sense organ of birds, amphibians, and reptiles; homologous to the … Medical dictionary
Vallate papilla — For other papillae in the tongue, see Papilla (disambiguation). Vallate papilla Circumvallate papilla in vertical section, showing arrangement of the taste buds and nerves … Wikipedia
Tongue — Infobox Anatomy | Name = Tongue Latin = lingua GraySubject = 242 GrayPage = 1125 Caption = A human tongue Caption2 = Width = 250 |fjhfkdvhbufnbjg Precursor = pharyngeal arches, lateral lingual swelling, tuberculum impar [EmbryologyUNC|hednk|024]… … Wikipedia
Filiform papilla — A filiform papilla. Magnified. Semidiagrammatic view of a portion of the mucous membrane of the tongue. Two fu … Wikipedia
