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RAPHE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: raphae   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A ridge that forms a seam between two parts

Synonyms:

raphe; rhaphe

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("raphe" is a kind of...):

ridge (any long raised strip)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "raphe"):

palatine raphe (the seam at the middle of the hard palate)

Holonyms ("raphe" is a part of...):

scrotum (the external pouch that contains the testes)

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