Meanings
nounRathke's cleft (plural Rathke's clefts)
plural Rathke's clefts
- A cleft between the pars distalis and pars intermedia in certain organisms, where the proliferating anterior wall does not fully occupy Rathke's pouch.
Origin
Named after Martin Rathke.
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Rathke's cleft. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rathke's%20cleft
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Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Rathke's cleft,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rathke's%20cleft.
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