Term Name:	transverse palatine fold
Synonyms:	hard palate palatal rugae, hard palate ruga, impressiones rugales, palatal rugae, plica palatina transversa, ruga of palate, ruga palatina, rugae of palate, transverse palatine ridge
Definition:	Any of the the series of transverse folds (ridges) of the mucosa located on the anterior third part of the secondary (hard) palate of most mammalian species.
Ontology:	Uberon Ontology [UBERON:0008799]