ramus
Americannoun
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rami
plural
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
Together, these form the single ischiopubic ramus, which extends from the pubic body to the ischial tuberosity.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
This large opening is defined by the inferior margin of the pubic symphysis anteriorly, and the ischiopubic ramus, the ischial tuberosity, the sacrotuberous ligament, and the inferior tip of the coccyx posteriorly.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
Sample: Fora consumatio est ramus malin rite confedo saluero.
From Time Magazine Archive
One of these is a right ramus, C. I. T. No. 3943, and is complete except for the canine.
From Pleistocene Soricidae from San Josecito Cave, Nuevo Leon, Mexico by James S. Findley
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
The pubic arch is formed by the pubic symphysis, the bodies of the adjacent pubic bones, and the two inferior pubic rami.
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 rods comprising the lateral fringe, or vane, are known as the rami or the “barbs,” and will be found, on microscopic examination, to be lath-shaped and to taper to a point.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" by Various
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