dictionary help| vallum | medical dictionary |
1. Any raised, more or less circular ridge.
2. The slightly raised outer wall of the circular depression, or fossa, surrounding a vallate papilla of the tongue.
Origin: L. A rampart, fr. Vallus, a stake
(05 Mar 2000)
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