ramus
IPA: rˈeɪmʌs
noun
- A small spray or twig.
- (biology) A branching, as of nerves or blood vessels.
- (ornithology) The stem of a barb of a feather, from which the barbules extend.
- (anatomy) A bony projection, particularly of the jaw, but also in the groin area, both subject to the maturing process of symphysis.
- A surname.
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Examples of "ramus" in Sentences
- Posterior ramus of spinal nerve.
- Ramus served as the partner in charge.
- The inferior pubic ramus is thin and flattened.
- Rather long ramus with weak inclination of mandible.
- It consists of the body, superior ramus, and inferior ramus.
- Ramus outdid his predecessors in the impetuosity of his revolt.
- The ischial ramus joins the inferior ramus of the pubis anteriorly.
- It is divisible into a body, a superior ramus and an inferior ramus.
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