raphe

English - Turkish

Definition of raphe in English Turkish dictionary

rafe

(Tıp) Dikiş, simetrik bir organın iki yarısını birleştiren çizgi, rafe, rhaphe

English - English

Definition of raphe in English English dictionary

A ridge or seam on an organ, bodily tissue, or other structure, especially at the join between two halves or sections

{i} seam joining two halves or parts of a body part (Anatomy); median line of the cell wall of a diatom (Botany)

Same as Rhaphe

A line, ridge, furrow, or band of fibers, especially in the median line; as, the raphe of the tongue

a ridge that forms a seam between two parts

Related Terms

perineal raphe

The visible line that extends from the anus, through the mid-line of the scrotum and upwards through the posterior mid-line aspect of the penis

palatine raphe

the seam at the middle of the hard palate

Hyphenation

ra·phe

Etymology

[ 'rA-(")fE ] (noun.) circa 1753. Modern Latin, from Ancient Greek ῥαφή (“seam”).