Raphe nucleus
raphe nucleus n.
Any of the various unpaired nerve cell groups that are located in and along the median plane of the mesencephalic and rhombencephalic tegmenta that include neurons with serotonin-carrying axons that extend to the hypothalamus, septum, hippocampus, and cingulate gyrus.
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[raf-i-deez] /ˈræf ɪˌdiz/ plural noun, singular raphide [rey-fahyd] /ˈreɪ faɪd/ (Show IPA), raphis [rey-fis] /ˈreɪ fɪs/ (Show IPA). Botany. 1. acicular crystals, usually composed of calcium oxalate, that occur in bundles in the cells of many plants. /ˈreɪfaɪd/ noun (pl) raphides (ˈræfɪˌdiːz) 1. any of numerous needle-shaped crystals, usually of calcium oxalate, that occur in […]