ramus
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| —n , pl -mi | |
| 1. | the barb of a bird's feather |
| 2. | either of the two parts of the lower jaw of a vertebrate |
| 3. | any part or organ that branches from another part |
| [C19: from Latin: branch] | |
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Ramus
is always a great word to know.
So is meatus. Does it mean:
| A tube like passageway running within a bone |
| A furrow or groove that accommodates a soft structure such as a blood vessel, nerve, or tendon |
American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
ramus ra·mus (rā'məs)
n. pl. ra·mi (-mī')
Any of the primary divisions of a nerve or blood vessel.
A part of an irregularly shaped bone that is thicker than a process and forms an angle with the main body, especially the ascending part of the lower jaw that makes a joint at the temple.
Any of the primary divisions of a cerebral sulcus.
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Example sentences
The shape, as well as the breadth and length of the ramus of the lower jaw, varies in a highly remarkable manner.
Each artery then divides into an anterior and a posterior ramus.
The oblique line runs upward from the mental tubercle and is continuous behind with the anterior border of the ramus.
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