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circumvallate

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See: circumscribe, enclose


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The site of the fistula is determined by placing a hemostat at the midline of the base of the tongue behind the circumvallate papillae and palpating it through the skin surface of the neck.
The sulcus terminalis, which extends along the line of circumvallate papillae, demarcates the junction of the anterior and posterior portions of the tongue.
 
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