ramus
Americannoun
noun
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the barb of a bird's feather
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either of the two parts of the lower jaw of a vertebrate
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any part or organ that branches from another part
Other Word Forms
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Etymology
Origin of ramus
1795–1805; < Latin rāmus branch, twig, bough; akin to rādīx root 1 ( see radix)
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The mouse sensory barrel cortex was activated by stimulation of the contralateral ramus infraorbitalis of the trigeminal nerve using a set of custom-made bipolar electrodes inserted percutaneously.
From Nature ● Apr. 4, 2014
The inferior pubic ramus extends downward to join the ischial ramus.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
Extending downward and laterally from the body is the inferior pubic ramus.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
Sample: Fora consumatio est ramus malin rite confedo saluero.
From Time Magazine Archive
Medial view of left ramus of lower mandible of Mourning Dove. × 2-1/2.
From Jaw Musculature of the Mourning and White-winged Doves by Merz, Robert L.
The inverted V-shape formed as the ischiopubic rami from both sides come together at the pubic symphysis is called the subpubic angle.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
The pubic arch is the bony structure formed by the pubic symphysis, and the bodies and inferior pubic rami of the adjacent pubic bones.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
The subpubic angle is formed by the medial convergence of the right and left ischiopubic rami.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
This neuron then projects to a target effector—in this case, the trachea—via gray rami communicantes, which are unmyelinated axons.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
Interramal, in-tėr-rā′mal, adj. situated between the rami or forks of the lower jaw.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various
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