Definition of Raphes

1. raphe [n] - See also: raphe

Lexicographical Neighbors of Raphes

raphe
raphe anococcygea
raphe corporis callosi
raphe linguae
raphe medullae oblongatae
raphe nuclei
raphe palati
raphe palpebralis lateralis
raphe pharyngis
raphe pontis
raphe pterygomandibularis
raphe retinae
raphes (current term)
raphespinal fibres
raphias
raphide
raphides
raphidophyte
raphidophytes
raphis
rapid
rapid-fire
rapid canities
rapid climb
rapid decompression
rapid demineralization
rapid eye movement

Literary usage of Raphes

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. An Introduction to Botany by John ( Lindley (1839)
"... dehinc incremento nuclei evanescens, raphes vasa continens. ... e duplici strato (ut in omnibus seminibus) formata; exterius vasculosa, va- sorum raphes ..."

2. Publications by Lancashire Parish Register Society (1905)
"... raphes ... ... 27 ,, Elena fa. ... Leghe pro patre reputato Johanne de raphes. John Renshaw, John Mather and Marie Leghe ..."

3. Anomalies and curiosities of medicine by George Milbry Gould, Walter Lytle Pyle (1901)
"The scrotum was divided into three compartments by two raphes, and each compartment contained a testicle. The anus at birth was imperforate, but the child ..."

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