What is surrounded by a ridle or elevation; as, the circumvallate papillæ, near the base of the tongue called?
circumvallate — (Anat.) Surrounded by a ridle or elevation; as, the circumvallate papillæ, near the base of the tongue. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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