Look up: ramus

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   Ramus
   one branch or one half of the jaw
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   Ramus
   the vertical part of the mandible which supports the coronoid and the condylar processes.
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   Ramus
   The main horizontal part of the lower jaw.
   Found on http://www.skullsite.co.uk/glossary.htm
   
   
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   ramus
   [n] - the posterior part of the mandible that is more or less vertical
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   Ramus
   Ramus: In anatomy, a branch, such as a branch of a blood vessel or nerve. For example, the ramus acetabularis arteriae circumflexae femoris medialis is the branch of an artery that goes to the socket of the hip joint. The plural of ramus is rami.
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   ramus
   most commonly used for branches of nerves,but applied also to other structures Category: Medicine
   Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition
   
   
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   Ramus
   Ra'mus (rā'mŭs) noun ; plural Rami (-mī). (Nat. Hist.) A branch; a projecting part or prominent process; a ramification.
   Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/R/9
   
   
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   ramus
   A standard medical dictionary contains over 13 pages full of entries to the word ramus. Why? because ramus in latin means a branch and all sorts of anatomic items such as blood vessels and nerves quite naturally have branches. So, for example, medicine is plagued with the likes of the ramus acetabularis arteriae circumflexae femoris medialis which ...
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   ramus
   noun the posterior part of the mandible that is more or less vertical
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    Ramus
    `Ramus` can refer to: * A portion of a bone (from Latin `ramus`, `branch`), as in the Ramus mandibulæ or Superior pubic ramus * A nerve ramus such as the Dorsal ramus of spinal nerve * Petrus Ramus * The academic journal `Ramus: Critical Studies in Greek and Roman Literature`.
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    ramus
    (ra´mәs) Latin word meaning branch. ramus communicans a branch connecting two nerves or two arteries. ramus of mandible a quadrilateral process projecting upwards from the posterior part of either side of the mandible.
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    Ramus
    • (n.) A branch; a projecting part or prominent process; a ramification.
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    ramus
    (from the article `jaw`) The mandible consists of a horizontal arch, which holds the teeth and contains blood vessels and nerves. Two vertical portions (rami) form movable ... The ascending parts of the mandible at the side are called rami (branches). The joints by means of which the lower jaw is able to make all its varied ... [2 re...
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    Ramus
    - the vertical part of the mandible which supports the coronoid and the condylar processes.
    Found on http://www.eclipse.co.uk/moordent/glossa