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/fun"jeuh fawrm', fung"geuh-/, adj.having the form of a fungus or mushroom.[1815-25; FUNGI- + -FORM]
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fungiform — FUNGIFÓRM, Ă, fungiformi, e, adj. În formă de ciupercă. ♢ Papile fungiforme = papile asemănătoare cu nişte ciuperci, care se găsesc pe limbă, reprezentând receptori gustativi. – După fr. fongiforme. Trimis de LauraGellner, 15.05.2004. Sursa: DEX… … Dicționar Român
Fungiform — Fun gi*form, a. [Eungus + form: cf. F. fongiforme.] Shaped like a fungus or mushroom. [1913 Webster] {Fungiform papill[ae]} (Anat.), numerous small, rounded eminences on the upper surface of the tongue. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fungiform — [fun΄jifôrm΄, fuŋ′gəfôrm΄] adj. [ FUNGI + FORM] having the form of a fungus … English World dictionary
Fungiform — Mushroom shaped. From fungi , fungus + forma, shape. The fungiform papillae are broad flat structures that house taste buds in the central portion of the dorsum (back) of the tongue. These papillae were thought to resemble a fungus: a little… … Medical dictionary
Fungiform papillae — Fungiform Fun gi*form, a. [Eungus + form: cf. F. fongiforme.] Shaped like a fungus or mushroom. [1913 Webster] {Fungiform papill[ae]} (Anat.), numerous small, rounded eminences on the upper surface of the tongue. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fungiform papilla — The fungiform papillae are broad flat structures that house taste buds in the central portion of the dorsum (back) of the tongue. These papillae were thought to resemble a fungus: a little mushroom. Fungiform means mushroom shaped. From fungi ,… … Medical dictionary
Fungiform papilla — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = papillae fungiformes GraySubject = 242 GrayPage = 1126 Caption = The mouth cavity. The cheeks have been slit transversely and the tongue pulled forward. Caption2 = Section of a fungiform papilla. Magnified … Wikipedia
fungiform — adjective Date: 1823 shaped like a mushroom … New Collegiate Dictionary
fungiform — adj. [L. fungus, mushroom; forma, shape] Mushroomshaped … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
fungiform — adjective Having the shape of a mushroom … Wiktionary
