raphe
[ra´fe] a seam; anatomic nomenclature for the line of union of the halves of various symmetrical parts.
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ra·phe
(rā'fē), [TA] Avoid the mispronunciations rah-fā' and rāf. Do not place an acute accent over the final e of this Greek word. Although r at the beginning of a Greek word is usually followed by h in English spelling, this word is correctly spelled either raphe or rhaphe.The line of union of two contiguous, bilaterally symmetric structures.
[G. rhaphē, suture, seam]
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raphe
also rhaphe
(rā′fē′)n. pl. ra·phae (-fē′) 1. Anatomy A seamlike line or ridge between two similar parts of a body organ, as in the scrotum.
2. Botany The portion of the funiculus that is united to the ovule wall, commonly visible as a line or ridge on the seed coat.
3. The median groove of a diatom valve.
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ra·phe
, rhaphe (rā'fē) [TA] The line of union of two contiguous, bilaterally symmetric structures.
[G. rhaphē, suture, seam]
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raphe
A seam. The line or ridge of union between two mirror-image or symmetrical body parts.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
raphe
a longitudinal slit or ridge as found in diatoms, or in some seeds where it marks the position of the FUNICLE (1).Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005
ra·phe
, rhaphe (rā'fē) [TA] Line of union of two contiguous, bilaterally symmetric structures.
[G. rhaphē, suture, seam]
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