A diminutive of the male given name Raphael.

(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.

plural of raphe

(anatomy) 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

(anatomy) A fibrous seam that descends from the pterygoid hamulus of the medial pterygoid plate to the mylohyoid line of the mandible and that separates and gives rise to the superior pharyngeal constrictor and the buccinator.

An archangel in Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. / (countable) A male given name from Hebrew. / (countable) A surname originating as a patronymic. / An Italian Renaissance painter.

(botany) A crystal of calcium oxalate, shaped like a needle, which forms as a metabolic byproduct in some plant cells.

plural of raphe

Poisoning by ingestion of seeds of the wild radish, Raphanus raphanistrum.

plural of raphide / plural of raphis