Definition of Circumvallate. Meaning of Circumvallate. Synonyms of Circumvallate

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Definition of Circumvallate

Circumvallate
Circumvallate Cir`cum*val"late, v. t. [L. circumvallatus, p. p. of circumvallare to surround with a wall; circum + vallare to wall, fr. vallum rampart.] To surround with a rampart or wall. --Johnson.
Circumvallate
Circumvallate Cir`cum*val"late, a. 1. Surrounded with a wall; inclosed with a rampart. 2. (Anat.) Surrounded by a ridge or elevation; as, the circumvallate papill[ae], near the base of the tongue.

Meaning of Circumvallate from wikipedia

- Cir****vallate placenta is a rare condition affecting about 1-2% of pregnancies, in which the amnion and chorion fetal membranes essentially "double back"...
- tongue have different structures and are accordingly classified as cir****vallate (or vallate), fungiform, filiform, and foliate. All except the filiform...
- developed enough caesarean sections are often recommended. Cir****vallate placenta A cir****vallate placenta refers to when the foetal membrane wraps twice...
- papillae involved in taste: fungiform papillae, foliate papillae, and cir****vallate papillae. (The fourth type - filiform papillae do not contain taste...
- salivary glands which reside adjacent to the moats surrounding the cir****vallate and foliate papillae just anterior to the posterior third of the tongue...
- (anterior papillae) and glossopharyngeal nerve (posterior papillae). Cir****vallate papillae - there are only about 10 to 14 of these papillae on most people...
- acids), and it has been localized to taste bud cells (specifically, the cir****vallate and foliate papillae). There is a debate over whether we can truly taste...
- under the cir****vallate and foliate lingual papillae on the surface of the tongue secrete lingual lipase to the grooves of the cir****vallate and foliate...
- nerve CN VII). Von Ebner's glands are found in a trough circling the cir****vallate papillae on the dorsal surface of the tongue near the terminal sulcus...
- taste sensation from the posterior one-third of the tongue, including cir****vallate papillae. The glossopharyngeal nerve as noted above is a mixed nerve...