“RAMUS” is a fully equipped modern laboratory that uses modern devices and consumables of the highest quality. Warranty, for which gives the participation of medical diagnostic laboratory “RAMUS” in all national systems for external control, as well as in many international ones and it always receives excellent evaluation on all. Other articles where Ramus is discussed: jaw: Two vertical portions (rami) form movable hinge joints on either side of the head, articulating with the glenoid cavity of the temporal bone of the skull. The rami also provide attachment for muscles important in chewing. The centre front of the arch is thickened and buttressed to form.
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[ra´mus] (L.)ramus commu´nicans (pl. ra´mi communican´tes), 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.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.
ra·mus
, pl.ra·mi
(rā'mŭs, rā'mī), [TA]Ramus Of Mandible Image
2. One of the primary divisions of a nerve or blood vessel. Arterial and nerve branches are also given under the major nerve or artery.
3. A part of an irregularly shaped bone (less slender than a 'process') that forms an angle with the main body (for example, ramus of mandible).
4. One of the primary divisions of a cerebral sulcus.
Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
ramus
(rā′məs)n.pl.ra·mi(-mī′)1. A branch, as of a nerve or blood vessel, or a projecting part, as of a rotifer or crustacean.
2. A bony process extending like a branch from a larger bone, especially the ascending part of the lower jaw that makes a joint at the temple.
The American Heritage® Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2007, 2004 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
ra·mus
, pl. rami (rā'mŭs, -mī)2. One of the primary divisions of a nerve or blood vessel.
See also: artery, nerve
See also: artery, nerve
3. A part of an irregularly shaped bone (less slender than a 'process') that forms an angle with the main body (e.g., ramus of mandible).
4. One of the primary divisions of a cerebral sulcus.
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012
ramus
A branch or subdivision arising from the division (bifurcation) of a blood or lymphatic vessel or a nerve.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
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a branch.Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005
ra·mus
, pl. rami
(rā'mŭs, -mīRamus Of Maxilla
)2. A primary division of a nerve or blood vessel.
3. A part of an irregularly shaped bone that forms an angle with the main body.
[L.]
Medical Dictionary for the Dental Professions © Farlex 2012
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Ramus can refer to:
- A branch (botany)
- A portion of a bone (from Latin ramus, 'branch'), as in the Ramus of the mandible or Superior pubic ramus
- A nerve ramus such as the Dorsal ramus of spinal nerve
- A taxonomic rank ('branch' in English) intermediate between subkingdom and infrakingdom
- Webster, Illinois, a settlement initially known as 'Ramus'
People:
- Edmond Ramus (1822–1890), French engraver best known for his copies of paintings for art catalogues
- Petrus Ramus (1515–1572), influential French humanist, logician, and educational reformer
- Tetyana Ramus (born 1980) Ukrainian artist, designer, TV and radio journalist, public activist, producer, publisher, author of television projects
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