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ra⋅phe

  [rey-fee]
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–noun, plural -phae  [-fee] .
1. Anatomy. a seamlike union between two parts or halves of an organ or the like.
2. Botany.
a. (in certain ovules) a ridge connecting the hilum with the chalaza.
b. a median line or slot on a cell wall of a diatom.
Origin:
1745–55; < NL < Gk rhaph seam, suture, akin to rháptein to sew, stitch together
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ra·phe also rha·phe   (rā'fē)   
n.   pl. ra·phae also rha·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.

[New Latin, from Greek rhaphē, seam, suture, from rhaptein, to sew; see wer-2 in Indo-European roots.]
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Raphe

Ra"phe\ (r[=a]"f[-e]), n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a seam or suture, fr. ? to sew or stitch together.]

1. (Anat.) A line, ridge, furrow, or band of fibers, especially in the median line; as, the raphe of the tongue.

2. (Bot.) Same as Rhaph?.
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Main Entry: ra·phe
Variant: also rha·phe /'rA-fE/
Function: noun
: the seamlike union of the two lateral halves of a part ororgan (as of the tongue, perineum, or scrotum) having externally a ridge or furrow and internally usually a fibrous connective tissue septum
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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raphe ra·phe or rha·phe (rā'fē)
n. pl ra·phae (-fē')
A seamlike line or ridge between two similar parts of a body organ, as in the scrotum.

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raphe   (rā'fē')  Pronunciation Key 
Plural raphae (rā'fē')
  1. A seamlike line or ridge between two similar parts of a body organ, as in the scrotum.
  2. The portion of the funiculus that is united to the ovule wall, commonly visible as a line or ridge on the seed coat.
  3. A groove in the frustule of some diatoms.

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