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RHAPHE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does rhaphe mean?
• RHAPHE (noun)
The noun RHAPHE has 1 sense:
1. a ridge that forms a seam between two parts
Familiarity information: RHAPHE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A ridge that forms a seam between two parts
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
raphe; rhaphe
Hypernyms ("rhaphe" is a kind of...):
ridge (any long raised strip)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "rhaphe"):
palatine raphe (the seam at the middle of the hard palate)
Holonyms ("rhaphe" is a part of...):
scrotum (the external pouch that contains the testes)
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