(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

A diminutive of the male given name Raphael.

(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.

Describing the valve of a monoraphid diatom that does not have a raphe

(anatomy) Relating to the raphe and the spine