ramus

Speech parts

1. ramus - Noun

2. Ramus - Proper noun

Meaning

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

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

branch limb offshoot bough herb field Rama twig vervain sector rising wing shoot stick upward
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Hypernyms

bone os

Related terms

ramification interramal

Phrases with the word

ischial ramus ischiopubic ramus

Derivatives

rami

Anagrams

musar rusma Masur Sarum surma

Examples

The adductor brevis originates on the inferior ramus of the pubis below the gracilis and stretches obliquely below the pectineus down to the upper third of the linea aspera. Source: Internet

Ramus is a physician in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and director of the Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine at VCU Medical Center. Source: Internet

Platzer (2004), p 240 The adductor longus has its origin at superior ramus of the pubis and inserts medially on the middle third of the linea aspera. Source: Internet

In some classification systems the additional rank branch (Latin: ramus) can be inserted between subkingdom and infrakingdom (e.g. Protostomia and Deuterostomia in the classification of Cavalier-Smith citation ). Source: Internet

Ms Ramus splashed out £500 in the Boxing Day sales, including treating herself to a £70 fur-lined brown coat from Next. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

ramulose ramulous ramulus ramuscule Ramusi ramyeon