ramus

noun

A branch, as of a nerve or blood vessel, or a projecting part, as of a rotifer or crustacean.

noun

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.

noun

In biology, a branch or branching part, as of a plant, vein, artery, or forked bone.

noun

See the adjectives.

noun

A branch; a projecting part or prominent process; a ramification.

noun

A branching, as of nerves or blood vessels.

noun

A bony projection, particularly of the jaw, but also in the groin area, both subject to the maturing process of symphysis.

noun

the posterior part of the mandible that is more or less vertical