raphe

raphe

 [ra´fe]

a seam; anatomic nomenclature for the line of union of the halves of various symmetrical parts.

abdominal raphe linea alba.

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.

Synonym(s): rhaphe

[G. rhaphē, suture, seam]

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.

ra·phe

, rhaphe (rā'fē) [TA]

The line of union of two contiguous, bilaterally symmetric structures.

[G. rhaphē, suture, seam]

raphe

A seam. The line or ridge of union between two mirror-image or symmetrical body parts.

raphe

a longitudinal slit or ridge as found in diatoms, or in some seeds where it marks the position of the FUNICLE (1).

ra·phe

, rhaphe (rā'fē) [TA]

Line of union of two contiguous, bilaterally symmetric structures.

[G. rhaphē, suture, seam]