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circumvallate

/sur-kuhm-val-eyt/US // ˌsɜr kəmˈvæl eɪt //UK // (ˌsɜːkəmˈvæleɪt) //

绕行,绕行的,环形,周围环境

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : surrounded by or as if by a rampart.
    • : Anatomy. surrounded by a depression or wall-like ridge.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    cir·cum·val·lat·ed, cir·cum·val·lat·ing.

    • : to surround with or as if with a rampart.

Examples

  • In many of the fungiform and most of the circumvallate papillæ are peculiar structures called taste buds or taste goblets.

  • The circumvallate papill may also be enlarged, and the fungiform papill are sometimes very prominent and deeply congested.