ramus

[ rey-muhs ]

/ ˈreɪ məs /

noun, plural ra·mi [rey-mahy]. /ˈreɪ maɪ/. Botany, Zoology, Anatomy.

a branch, as of a plant, vein, bone, etc.

Origin of ramus

1795–1805; <Latin rāmus branch, twig, bough; akin to rādīxroot¹ (see radix)

Words nearby ramus

ramstam, Ramstedt operation, ramtil, ramulose, ramulus, ramus, ran, Rancagua, rance, ranch, ranch dressing

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Example sentences from the Web for ramus

Ramus was not the only disputant persecuted for these grave absurdities.
A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 10 (of 10)|Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)
Lancelot, author of the Port Royal grammar, praises highly that of Ramus, though he reckons it too intricate.
Introduction to the Literature of Europe in the Fifteenth, Sixteenth, and Seventeenth Centuries, Vol. 1|Henry Hallam
The condyle is not raised at all above the edge of the ramus; the angle is rounded and the coronoid process is very small.
The Vertebrate Skeleton|Sidney H. Reynolds
The course of the bullet was almost tangential to the ramus of the jaw, anteroposteriorly.
Gunshot Roentgenograms|Clyde S. Ford

Several days later they overtook the Ramus Company consisting of about twenty-five wagons.
Wilford Woodruff|Matthias F. Cowley

British Dictionary definitions for ramus

ramus

/ (ˈreɪməs) /

noun plural -mi (-maɪ)

the barb of a bird's feather

either of the two parts of the lower jaw of a vertebrate

any part or organ that branches from another part

Word Origin for ramus

C19: from Latin: branch

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Medical definitions for ramus

ramus

[ 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.

单词	ramus
释义	ramus [ rey-muhs ] / ˈreɪ məs / noun, plural ra·mi [rey-mahy]. /ˈreɪ maɪ/. Botany, Zoology, Anatomy. a branch, as of a plant, vein, bone, etc. Origin of ramus 1795–1805; <Latin rāmus branch, twig, bough; akin to rādīxroot¹ (see radix) Words nearby ramus ramstam, Ramstedt operation, ramtil, ramulose, ramulus, ramus, ran, Rancagua, rance, ranch, ranch dressing Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for ramus Ramus was not the only disputant persecuted for these grave absurdities. A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 10 (of 10)\|Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire) Lancelot, author of the Port Royal grammar, praises highly that of Ramus, though he reckons it too intricate. Introduction to the Literature of Europe in the Fifteenth, Sixteenth, and Seventeenth Centuries, Vol. 1\|Henry Hallam The condyle is not raised at all above the edge of the ramus; the angle is rounded and the coronoid process is very small. The Vertebrate Skeleton\|Sidney H. Reynolds The course of the bullet was almost tangential to the ramus of the jaw, anteroposteriorly. Gunshot Roentgenograms\|Clyde S. Ford Several days later they overtook the Ramus Company consisting of about twenty-five wagons. Wilford Woodruff\|Matthias F. Cowley British Dictionary definitions for ramus ramus / (ˈreɪməs) / noun plural -mi (-maɪ) the barb of a bird's feather either of the two parts of the lower jaw of a vertebrate any part or organ that branches from another part Word Origin for ramus C19: from Latin: branch Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for ramus ramus [ 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. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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