Rete ridge flattening
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0025117
Rete pegs (or ridges) are the epithelial extensions that project into the underlying connective tissue in both skin and mucous membranes. Rete ridge flattening refers to the loss of these projections so that the skin epithelium acquires a relatively flat appearance. [ PMID:20548894 ]
Term info
HPO:probinson
2016-11-01T10:52:20Z
Rete pegs (or ridges) are the epithelial extensions that project into the underlying connective tissue in both skin and mucous membranes. Rete ridge flattening refers to the loss of these projections so that the skin epithelium acquires a relatively flat appearance.
Flattened rete ridges, Flattened rete pegs