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circumvallate

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circumvallate /cir·cum·val·late/ (-val´āt) surrounded by a ridge or trench, as the vallate papillae.
cir·cum·val·late (sûrkm-vlt)
adj.
Surrounded by a ridge or wall-like structure.
circumvallate
surrounded by a ridge or trench, as the vallate (circumvallate) papillae.


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The site of the fistula is determined by placing a hemostat at the midline of the base of the tongue behind the circumvallate papillae and palpating it through the skin surface of the neck.
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The sulcus terminalis, which extends along the line of circumvallate papillae, demarcates the junction of the anterior and posterior portions of the tongue.
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