English Explanatory Dictionary

Rathke's cleft

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A cleft between the pars distalis and pars intermedia in certain organisms, where the proliferating anterior wall does not fully occupy Rathke's pouch.

Word forms

Rathke's cleft Rathke's clefts

Etymology

Named after Martin Rathke.

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