Foliate papilla
foliate papilla fo·li·ate papilla (fō’lē-ĭt, -āt’)
n.
Any of the numerous projections that are arranged in several transverse folds on the lateral margins of the tongue just in front of the palatoglossus muscle.
Read Also:
- Foliation
[foh-lee-ey-shuh n] /ˌfoʊ liˈeɪ ʃən/ noun 1. the act or process of putting forth leaves. 2. the state of being in leaf. 3. Botany. 4. leaves or foliage. 5. Printing. the consecutive numbering of the folios or leaves, as distinguished from pages, of a manuscript or book. 6. the total number of such leaves. 7. […]
- Foliature
[foh-lee-uh-cher] /ˈfoʊ li ə tʃər/ noun 1. a cluster of leaves; foliage.
- Folic
[foh-lik, fol-ik] /ˈfoʊ lɪk, ˈfɒl ɪk/ adjective 1. of or derived from . adj. in reference to type of acid, 1941, coined from Latin folium “leaf” (see folio) + -ic. So called for its abundance in green leaves, such as those of spinach.
- Folic-acid
noun, Biochemistry. 1. a water-soluble vitamin that is converted to a coenzyme essential to purine and thymine biosynthesis: deficiency causes a form of anemia. /ˈfəʊlɪk; ˈfɒl-; ˈfəʊleɪt/ noun 1. any of a group of vitamins of the B complex, including pteroylglutamic acid and its derivatives: used in the treatment of megaloblastic anaemia Also called folacin […]
- Folic acid antagonists
folic acid antagonists pl.n. Modified pterins, such as aminopterin and amethopterin, that interfere with the action of folic acid and produce the symptoms of a folic acid deficiency.