Medical dictionary. 2011.
ramus communicans nervi vagi cum nervo glossopharyngeo — [TA] communicating branch of vagus nerve with glossopharyngeal nerve; see r. communicans nervi glossopharyngei cum ramo auriculari nervi vagi … Medical dictionary
Ramus — In anatomy, a branch, such as a branch of a blood vessel or nerve. For example, the ramus acetabularis arteriae circumflexae femoris medialis is the branch of an artery that goes to the socket of the hip joint. The plural of ramus is rami. * * *… … Medical dictionary
branch — An offshoot; in anatomy, one of the primary divisions of a nerve or blood vessel. A b.. See ramus, artery, nerve, vein. SYN: ramus (1) [TA]. accessory meningeal b. SYN: pterygomeningeal artery … Medical dictionary
