perineal raphe

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raphe /ra·phe/ (ra´fe) pl. ra´phae a seam; the line of union of the halves of various symmetrical parts.

raphe of penis a narrow dark streak or ridge continuous posteriorly with the raphe of scrotum and extending forward along the midline on the underside of the penis.

perineal raphe a ridge along the median line of the perineum that runs forward from the anus; in the male, it is continuous with the raphe of scrotum.

raphe of scrotum a ridge along the surface of the scrotum in the median line, continuous with the perineal raphe and the raphe of penis.

perineal raphe,

a ridge along the median line of the perineum that runs forward from the anus. In the male, it is continuous with the raphe of the scrotum and the raphe of the penis.

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