circumvallate

[ sur-kuhm-val-eyt ]

/ ˌsɜr kəmˈvæl eɪt /

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.

Origin of circumvallate

1655–65; <Latin circumvallātus (past participle of circumvallāre to surround with a wall), equivalent to circum-circum- + vall(um) rampart, wall + -ātus-ate¹

OTHER WORDS FROM circumvallate

cir·cum·val·la·tion, nounnon·cir·cum·val·lat·ed, adjective

Words nearby circumvallate

circumstantial evidence, circumstantiality, circumstantiate, circumstellar, circumterrestrial, circumvallate, circumvallate papilla, circumvent, circumventricular organ, circumvolute, circumvolution

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Example sentences from the Web for circumvallate

The circumvallate papill may also be enlarged, and the fungiform papill are sometimes very prominent and deeply congested.
A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II|Various
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

British Dictionary definitions for circumvallate

circumvallate

/ (ˌsɜːkəmˈvæleɪt) /

verb

(tr) to surround with a defensive fortification

Derived forms of circumvallate

circumvallation, noun

Word Origin for circumvallate

C19: from Latin circumvallāre, from circum- + vallum rampart

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Medical definitions for circumvallate

circumvallate

[ sûr′kəm-văl′āt′ ]

adj.

Surrounded by a ridge or wall-like structure.

单词	circumvallate
释义	circumvallate [ sur-kuhm-val-eyt ] / ˌsɜr kəmˈvæl eɪt / 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. Origin of circumvallate 1655–65; <Latin circumvallātus (past participle of circumvallāre to surround with a wall), equivalent to circum-circum- + vall(um) rampart, wall + -ātus-ate¹ OTHER WORDS FROM circumvallate cir·cum·val·la·tion, nounnon·cir·cum·val·lat·ed, adjective Words nearby circumvallate circumstantial evidence, circumstantiality, circumstantiate, circumstellar, circumterrestrial, circumvallate, circumvallate papilla, circumvent, circumventricular organ, circumvolute, circumvolution Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for circumvallate The circumvallate papill may also be enlarged, and the fungiform papill are sometimes very prominent and deeply congested. A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II\|Various 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 British Dictionary definitions for circumvallate circumvallate / (ˌsɜːkəmˈvæleɪt) / verb (tr) to surround with a defensive fortification Derived forms of circumvallate circumvallation, noun Word Origin for circumvallate C19: from Latin circumvallāre, from circum- + vallum rampart Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for circumvallate circumvallate [ sûr′kəm-văl′āt′ ] adj. Surrounded by a ridge or wall-like structure. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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