Definition of Rugous

1. a. Wrinkled; rugose.

Definition of Rugous

1. Adjective. wrinkled; rugose ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Rugous

1. rugose [adj] - See also: rugose

Medical Definition of Rugous

1. Deeply wrinkled. (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Rugous

rugining
rugins
rugitus
ruglike
rugmaker
rugmakers
rugmaking
rugola
rugolas
rugosa
rugosas
rugose
rugosely
rugosities
rugosity
rugous (current term)
rugrat
rugrats
rugs
rugula
rugulah
rugulose
ruhmkorff's coil
ruin
ruinable
ruinate
ruinated
ruinates
ruinating
ruination

Literary usage of Rugous

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Surgical treatment of the diseases of infancy and childhood by Timothy Holmes (1869)
"rugous bladder" is another very common condition simulating stone, but only so far as stone produces cystitis, of which " rugous bladder" is, I believe, ..."

2. The London Medical Gazette (1840)
"If we pass a probe into the sanies, it soon comes into contact with a hard rugous surface, anil if we press upon it, the probe easily makes its way through ..."

3. German-English medical dictionary by Joseph R. Waller (1898)
"... a., wrinkled. rugous, having wrinkled skin. Runzeln, v., to wrinkle knit the brows. ... rugous ..."

4. Report by British Association for the Advancement of Science (1876)
"... of rugous Corah from the Mountain-Limestone of Scotland. By JAMES THOMSON, FOS The author stated that this ..."

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