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Raphe

Etymology:

Gr. rhaphḗ: “seam; suture”

Definition:

1) 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. 


2) The connecting ridge (which could be seen as a seam) between the two halves of the medulla oblongata or the tegmentum of the midbrain.

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