Rathke's clefts

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

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of Rathke's cleft
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