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raphe
[′rā·fē] (anatomy)
A broad seamlike junction between two lateral halves of an organ or other body part.
(botany)
The part of the funiculus attached along its full length to the integument of an anatropous ovule, between the chalaza and the attachment to the placenta.
The longitudinal median line or slit on a diatom valve.
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Lesions in the retromolar trigone may extend into the masticator or buccal space via the
pterygomandibular raphe. (3) Squamous cell carcinoma has a variable, heterogeneous appearance on CT and MRI (Figure 6).
Subsequently, the oral mucosa becomes blanched and loses its elasticity, and vertical bands occur in the buccal mucosa, the retromolar area, the soft palate, and the
pterygomandibular raphe. A fibrotic ring forms around the entire rima oris.
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