circumvallate
[ sur-kuh m-val-eyt ]
/ ˌsɜr kəmˈvæl eɪt /
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adjective
surrounded by or as if by a rampart.
Anatomy. surrounded by a depression or wall-like ridge.
verb (used with object), cir·cum·val·lat·ed, cir·cum·val·lat·ing.
to surround with or as if with a rampart.
Nearby words
- circumstantial evidence,
- circumstantiality,
- circumstantiate,
- circumstellar,
- circumterrestrial,
- circumvallate papilla,
- circumvent,
- circumvention,
- circumventricular organ,
- circumvolute
Origin of circumvallate
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Examples from the Web for circumvallate
The circumvallate papill may also be enlarged, and the fungiform papill are sometimes very prominent and deeply congested.
In many of the fungiform and most of the circumvallate papillæ are peculiar structures called taste buds or taste goblets.
A Practical Physiology|Albert F. Blaisdell
circumvallate
/ (ˌsɜːkəmˈvæleɪt) /
verb
(tr) to surround with a defensive fortification
Word Origin for circumvallate
C19: from Latin circumvallāre, from circum- + vallum rampart
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circumvallate
[ sûr′kəm-văl′āt′ ]
adj.
Surrounded by a ridge or wall-like structure.
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