Meaning & use
ramus
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A branch-like part of a bone, nerve, or blood vessel, such as the upright branch of the lower jawbone.
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The dentist pointed to the ramus of the mandible on the X-ray.
Surgeons carefully avoided the nerve's ramus during the procedure.
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A technical anatomical term used mainly in medicine and dentistry; plural is 'rami.'
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