| supplemental ridge | A ridge on the surface of a tooth that is not normally present. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| supraorbital ridge | The superior half of the orbital rim, which constitutes the curved superior border of the orbital opening, formed by the frontal bone. See: orbital rim. Synonym: margo supraorbitalis, supraorbital arch, supraorbital ridge. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dental ridge | The prominent border of a cusp or margin of a tooth. (05 Mar 2000) |
| oblique ridge | A ridge on the masticatory surface of an upper molar tooth from the mesiolingual to the distobuccal cusp. (05 Mar 2000) |
| oblique ridge of trapezium | A prominent ridge on the trapezium forming the lateral border of the groove in which runs the tendon of the flexor carpi radialis. Synonym: tuberculum ossis trapezii, oblique ridge of trapezium. (05 Mar 2000) |
| orbital ridge | The bony ridge beneath the eyebrow. (12 Dec 1998) |
| taste ridge | One of the ridge's surrounding the vallate papillae of the tongue. (05 Mar 2000) |
| temporal ridge | inferior temporal line, superior temporal line |
| transverse palatine ridge | A masticatory vestige on the hard palate; one of several irregular, sometimes branching, crests of soft tissue that radiate from the region of the incisive papillae at their most anterior parts and extend a slight distance backward, crossing the hard palate and reaching laterally for variable distances. Synonym: plica palatina transversa, ruga palatina, transverse palatine ridge. (05 Mar 2000) |
| transverse ridge | A crest or ridge on the occlusal surface of a tooth formed by the union of two triangular crests. Synonym: transverse crest, transverse ridge. (05 Mar 2000) |
| trapezoid ridge | The area on the inferior surface of the clavicle near its lateral extremity on which the trapezoid ligament attaches. Synonym: linea trapezoidea, trapezoid ridge. (05 Mar 2000) |
| triangular ridge | A crest or ridge which extends from the apex of a cusp of a premolar or molar tooth toward the central part of the occlusal surface. Synonym: triangular crest, triangular ridge. (05 Mar 2000) |
| epidermal ridge count | An index of the frequency of sweat pores on the fingertips by enumeration along a set of arbitrarily defined lines; a classic example of a galtonian trait determined almost exclusively by genetic factors. (05 Mar 2000) |
| epipericardial ridge | An elevation separating the developing pharyngeal region from the embryonic pericardium. (05 Mar 2000) |
| external oblique ridge | A horizontal bony crest on the external surface of the body of the mandible, inferior to the alveolar bone, marking the site of attachment of the buccinator muscle. (05 Mar 2000) |