Medical Definition of Rete ridges
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Downward thickening of the epidermis between the dermal papillae; peg is a misnomer because the dermal papillae are cylindrical but the epidermal thickening between papillae is not.
Synonym: interpapillary ridges, rete pegs.
(05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Rete Ridges
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