Definition of Fungiform. Meaning of Fungiform. Synonyms of Fungiform

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Definition of Fungiform

Fungiform
Fungiform Fun"gi*form, a. [Eungus + -form: cf. F. fongiforme.] Shaped like a fungus or mushroom. Fungiform papill[ae] (Anat.), numerous small, rounded eminences on the upper surface of the tongue.

Meaning of Fungiform from wikipedia

- structures and are accordingly classified as cir****vallate (or vallate), fungiform, filiform, and foliate. All except the filiform papillae are ****ociated...
- ; Yap, L.M.; Verlinden, V.; Jolley, D.; Campbell, J. (October 2005). "Fungiform papillary glossitis: atopic disease in the mouth?". British Journal of...
- raspberry tongue, is glossitis which manifests with hyperplastic (enlarged) fungiform papillae, giving the appearance of a strawberry. White strawberry tongue...
- TAS2R38 gene, the ability to taste PROP and PTC, and an increased number of fungiform papillae. In addition, environmental causes may play a role in sensitive...
- after a chorda tympani transection. The chorda tympani innervates the fungiform papillae on the tongue. According to a study done by Sollars et al. in...
- are four types of lingual papillae; all except one contain taste buds: Fungiform papillae - as the name suggests, these are slightly mushroom-shaped if...
- in 1875 that the dorsal center of the human tongue has practically no fungiform papillae and taste buds, and it was this finding that the diagram describes...
- Turbinaria peltata, commonly known as disc coral, is a species of colonial stony coral in the family Dendrophylliidae. It is native to the Indo-Pacific...
- called papillae. There are three types of papillae involved in taste: fungiform papillae, foliate papillae, and cir****vallate papillae. (The fourth type...
- heightened response is likely, at least in part, due to an increased number of fungiform papillae. Studies have shown that supertasters require less fat and sugar...