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ramus

[ rey-muhs ]

noun

Botany, Zoology, Anatomy.
plural rami
  1. a branch, as of a plant, vein, bone, etc.


ramus

/ ˈ°ù±ðɪ³¾É™²õ /

noun

  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
“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
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of ramus1

1795–1805; < Latin °ùÄå³¾³Ü²õ branch, twig, bough; akin to °ùÄå»åÄ«³æ root 1 ( radix )
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of ramus1

C19: from Latin: branch
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Example Sentences

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The mouse sensory barrel cortex was activated by stimulation of the contralateral ramus infraorbitalis of the trigeminal nerve using a set of custom-made bipolar electrodes inserted percutaneously.

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The tumor first appears in the depression between the mastoid process and the ramus of the jaw, which it fills up, and at the same time thrusts outward the lobe of the ear.

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Its posterior end rests against the anterior surface of the transverse process of the atlas, from which it extends forwards and downwards, slightly curved, to beneath the ramus of the jaw.

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In the Isopoda the respiratory function has been taken over by the abdominal appendages, both rami or only the inner becoming thin or flattened.

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Were these expressions merely jocular, or have any papal canonists or casuists given the title of fili�, nepotes or rami to offences deducible from the same root?

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