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rugal fold
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A ridge or fold, such as the rugae of the stomach, which are large folds in the mucous membrane of that organ. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rugae http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Rugal+folds ]
Term info
Label
rugal fold
Synonyms
- ruga
editor note
As currently defined this encompasses only mucuous membranes, and not for example rugal folds of skin such as the scrotal rugae
has obo namespace
uberon
has related synonym
rugae
id
UBERON:0008790