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vallate papilla

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Main Entry: vallate papilla
Function: noun
: CIRCUMVALLATE PAPILLA
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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vallate papilla n.
Any of the eight or ten projections from the dorsum of the tongue that form a row in front of and parallel with the terminal sulcus. Also called circumvallate papilla.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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