raphe (redirected from raphe of scrotum)

ra·phe also rha·phe  (rf)

n. pl. ra·phae also rha·phae (-f)

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.

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

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raphe [ˈreɪfɪ]

n pl -phae [-fiː]

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) an elongated ridge of conducting tissue along the side of certain seeds

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Microbiology) a longitudinal groove on the valve of a diatom

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) Anatomy a connecting ridge, such as that between the two halves of the medulla oblongata

[via New Latin from Greek rhaphē a seam, from rhaptein to sew together]

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raphe  (rf)

Plural raphae (rf)

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.

Thesaurus

Noun

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raphe - a ridge that forms a seam between two parts rhaphe palatine raphe - the seam at the middle of the hard palate scrotum - the external pouch that contains the testes ridge - any long raised strip