vallate

[val-eyt]

adjective

bordered by a ridge, raised edge, or the like.

Origin of vallate

1875–80; < Late Latin vallātus (past participle of vallāre to surround, border with a wall, rampart), equivalent to vall(um) rampart, wall + -ātus -ate¹

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Examples from the Web for vallate

Historical Examples of vallate

The foramen cæcum lies just behind the apex of the vallate papillæ in the middle line.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.
Alexander Miles

vallate in Medicine

vallate

[văl′āt]

adj.

Surrounded with a wall or elevation; cupped.