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Raphe
Meaning
Noun
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In Anatomy:
A
seamlike
ridge
or
furrow
on an
organ
,
bodily
tissue
, or other structure,
typically
marking
the
line
where two halves or
sections
fused
in the embryo.
The
connecting
ridge
between the two halves of the
medulla oblongata
or the
tegmentum
of the midbrain.
●
In Botany:
The part of the
stalk
of an
anatropous
ovary
that is
united
in growth to the outside
covering
and
forms
a
ridge
along the body of the ovule.
●
In Botany:
A
longitudinal
median
groove
in the
valve
of many diatoms.
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Synonyms
Rhaphe
Related
Cortex
Anterior
Distal
Brainstem
Putamen
Rhymes
Raphe
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