Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
ramus com·mu·ni·cans Pronunciation:
-k&-'myü-n&-"kanz Function:
noun Inflected Form:
plural ramicom·mu·ni·can·tes /-k&-"myü-n&-'kan-"tEz/ : any of the bundles of nerve fibers connecting a sympathetic ganglion with a spinal nerveand being divided into two kinds:
a : one consisting of myelinated preganglionic fibers called also
white ramus, white ramus communicans b : oneconsisting of unmyelinated postganglionic fibers called also
gray ramus, gray ramus communicans
