Noun, : the papillae of the tongue. From Dictionary.com.
They are the papillae circwnvallatae ( "wall around" L). From Wordnik.com. [The Human Brain]
At its very bottom, also, is the papillae or little mound-like elevation. From Wordnik.com. [The Art of Living in Australia ; together with three hundred Australian cookery recipes and accessory kitchen information by Mrs. H. Wicken] Reference
Beneath the vesicle the highly sensitive papillae of the skin are exposed. From Wordnik.com. [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary"] Reference
His papillae nurtured the sweet taste of chemical bacon and chemical cream. From Wordnik.com. [It was supposed to be like a Ricky Martin Song] Reference
These are the papillae fungiformes, and they give the tongue its velvety feel. From Wordnik.com. [The Human Brain]
The same is true of the tongue's papillae at 650x, a wavy, spiky mountain range. From Wordnik.com. [A World Ready for Its Close-Up] Reference
Scent dispensing papillae and associated behaviour of the mare, Dolichotis patagonum. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 11] Reference
These larger papillae are surrounded by a little groove, like a castle surrounded by a moat. From Wordnik.com. [The Human Brain]
As the name indicates, its surface is covered by vascular papillae that resemble the ply on velvet. From Wordnik.com. [Common Diseases of Farm Animals] Reference
By the inflation of its body, the papillae, with which the skin is covered, become erect and pointed. From Wordnik.com. [Journal of researches into the geology and natural history of the various countries visited by H.M.S. Beagle] Reference
These papillae have small hairs called microvilli that tell a person's brain how to interpret individual flavors. From Wordnik.com. [Thomas P. Connelly, D.D.S.: Mouth Health: Your Taste Buds Explained] Reference
On exam the tongue had a faint brownish coating, but nothing else; no inflamed papillae or taste buds were noted. From Wordnik.com. [Clinical Case: Taste Disturbance, Otitis Externa and Other Symptoms (Part 1)] Reference
Current physiology distinguishes four types of papillae on the tongue, three of which contain taste buds in humans. From Wordnik.com. [Tastes and Pleasures] Reference
The surface of the body has a variety of sensory papillae and ocelli occur in many miracidia and some cercariae stages. From Wordnik.com. [Platyhelminthes] Reference
Taste buds are generally recognized as the small raised bumps on the top of a person's tongue, which are called papillae. From Wordnik.com. [Thomas P. Connelly, D.D.S.: Mouth Health: Your Taste Buds Explained] Reference
Taste buds are on the sides of these papillae and can taste chemicals that travel in saliva through the between-papilla grooves. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-06-01] Reference
The supply of blood to the skin is also very plenteous, each of its innumerable papillae being abundantly supplied in this respect. From Wordnik.com. [The Art of Living in Australia ; together with three hundred Australian cookery recipes and accessory kitchen information by Mrs. H. Wicken] Reference
Those that contain the most taste buds are the fungiform papillae, so called because when magnified they look like little mushrooms. From Wordnik.com. [Tastes and Pleasures] Reference
When he sliced open the rumen, I was surprised to see that the inner surface was covered with papillae, reminiscent of shag carpeting. From Wordnik.com. [The Body of a Cow] Reference
When he sliced open the rumen, I was surprised to see that the inner surface was covered with papillae, reminiscent of shag carpeting. From Wordnik.com. [The Body of a Cow] Reference
Filiform papillae are the most plentiful of all the types of papillae. From Wordnik.com. [CreationWiki - Recent changes [en]]
The surface of the tongue is composed of tiny little bumps called papillae. From Wordnik.com. [CreationWiki - Recent changes [en]]
The papillae thus formed are exactly like those on the surfaces of the leaves. From Wordnik.com. [Insectivorous Plants] Reference
Fungiform papillae are spread irregularly over the entire surface of the tongue. From Wordnik.com. [CreationWiki - Recent changes [en]]
Each papillae can contain from one to 700 taste buds, depending upon its location. From Wordnik.com. [Homepage] Reference
Located on papillae of tongue, roof of mouth, linings of cheeks and walls of pharynx. From Wordnik.com. [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference
These papillae are generally colourless, but sometimes include a little purple fluid. From Wordnik.com. [Insectivorous Plants] Reference
Equally impressive, a single nerve fiber can innervate up to nine separate taste papillae. From Wordnik.com. [CreationWiki - Recent changes [en]]
The latter, as well as the papillae, are probably rudiments of formerly existing tentacles. From Wordnik.com. [Insectivorous Plants] Reference
There are four different varieties of papillae: fungiform, filiform, foliate, and circumvallate. From Wordnik.com. [CreationWiki - Recent changes [en]]
Foliate papillae are situated in the sides of the tongue and contain the most sensitive receptors. From Wordnik.com. [CreationWiki - Recent changes [en]]
These papillae are, I believe, rudiments of formerly existing tentacles together with their glands. From Wordnik.com. [Insectivorous Plants] Reference
Other cutaneous receptors are the Meissner's corpuscles which are found throughout the dermal papillae. From Wordnik.com. [CreationWiki - Recent changes [en]]
The papillae, or small projections on the back of the tongue, are elongated and widened, and their mucous covering evidently reddened. From Wordnik.com. [The Dog] Reference
When the large papillae are shed, smaller papillae remain beneath, and are gradually obliterated by the epidermis growing up between them. From Wordnik.com. [Hormones and Heredity] Reference
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