Definition
ramus
noun
- a branch-like anatomical structure, especially of a bone or nerve
Usage: medical; anatomy
Examples
- The mandibular ramus forms the vertical part of the lower jaw.
- Damage to the ramus of the facial nerve can cause paralysis.
- The surgeon carefully avoided the ramus during the procedure.
- Each ramus extends from the main body of the bone.
- The anatomist pointed out the ramus on the skeletal model.
- X-rays revealed a fracture in the ramus of the mandible.