epidermal ridge

n.

Any of the ridges of the epidermis of the palms and soles, where the sweat pores open.skin ridge

Nearby words

epidemic typhus, epidemicity, epidemiology, epidendrum, epidermal cyst, epidermal ridge, epidermalization, epidermis, epidermitis, epidermodysplasia, epidermodysplasia verruciformis

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