Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com

ramal

American  
[rey-muhl] / ˈreɪ məl /

adjective

  1. of or relating to a ramus.

Other Word Forms

  • interramal adjective

Etymology

Origin of ramal

1855–60; < Latin rām ( us ) branch ( see ramus) + -al 1

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Specimen "B" differs from No. 3943 in that the posterointernal ramal fossa extends nearly to the tip of the coronoid, which is narrower toward the tip and somewhat tapered dorsally.

From Pleistocene Soricidae from San Josecito Cave, Nuevo Leon, Mexico by Findley, James S.

In addition to the mandibular foramen there is a small foramen immediately posterior to it opening into the posterointernal ramal fossa.

From Pleistocene Soricidae from San Josecito Cave, Nuevo Leon, Mexico by Findley, James S.

The post-mandibular foramen is large and the opening of the mandibular canal is within the posterointernal ramal fossa.

From Pleistocene Soricidae from San Josecito Cave, Nuevo Leon, Mexico by Findley, James S.

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.