Taber's Medical Dictionary
ruga
(roo′gă )
To hear audio pronunciation of this topic, purchase a subscription or log in.pl. rugae [L.]
A fold or crease, esp. one of the folds of mucous membrane on the internal surface of the stomach.
RUGAE Rugae of stomach as seen through an endoscope
RUGAE Rugae of stomach as seen through an endoscope
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Ruga." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 25th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2025. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/745281/all/rugae.
Ruga. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/745281/all/rugae. Accessed April 18, 2025.
Ruga. (2025). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (25th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/745281/all/rugae
Ruga [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. [cited 2025 April 18]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/745281/all/rugae.
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