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rugosity
noun
biology specializeduk /ruːˈɡɒs.ə.ti/ us /ruːˈɡɑː.sə.t̬i/
[ U ]
the quality of a surface, especially skin, being covered in folds:
The shell can vary in rugosity, from almost smooth to very rugose.
Skin over the swelling may be stretched with loss of rugosity.
[ C ]
a fold on the surface of something:
The lateral surface of this bone is not ornamented by the deep pits and rugosities typical of other deep-sea fishes.
A lateral rugosity in the bone serves as the insertion surface for the ligament.
Typical characteristics include a cleft palate or palatal rugosity.
The rugosity of their body scales is less marked.
The bones are covered by more or less marked rugosities.
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