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
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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
It is located immediately next to the mandibular foramen, on the medial side of the ramus.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
Mandibular foramen—This opening is located on the medial side of the ramus of the mandible.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
Sample: Fora consumatio est ramus malin rite confedo saluero.
From Time Magazine Archive
Tongue ovoid, barely notched behind and slightly free posteriorly; vomerine teeth 2-3, situated on -shaped elevations between round inner nares; openings to vocal sac large, one situated along inner posterior edge of each mandibular ramus.
From A Review of the Middle American Tree Frogs of the Genus Ptychohyla by William E. Duellman
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 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 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 subpubic angle is formed by the medial convergence of the right and left ischiopubic rami.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
The symphysis, which completely blends the rami of the jaw, is short.
From Dragons of the Air An Account of Extinct Flying Reptiles by H. G. Seeley
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