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ruga
noun[ Cusually plural ]
anatomy specializeduk /ˈruː.ɡə/ us /ˈruː.ɡə/pluralrugaeuk /ˈruː.ɡiː/ us /ˈruː.ɡiː/
a fold of skin or tissue, such as in the stomach or vagina:
Gastric rugae radiate outward from the ulcer.
These changes are seen clinically as a thinning of the vaginal walls and loss of rugae.
The inner layer of the gall bladder is not smooth, but, like the stomach, contains minute rugae.
The series of elevations in the hard palate are called palatine rugae and are useful for food positioning.
Loss of rugae, thinning, and loss of elasticity are the common atrophic changes in the vaginal mucosa of ageing women.
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