- rami dorsales nervorum thoracicorum
- TA alternative for rami posteriores nervorum thoracicorum.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
rami dorsales nervorum thoracicorum
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rami posteriores nervorum thoracicorum — [TA] posterior branches of thoracic nerves: branches of the twelve thoracic spinal nerves; they subdivide into lateral and medial and posterior cutaneous branches; see r. lateralis rami posterioris nervi thoracici, r. medialis rami posterioris… … 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
Nerve — A bundle of fibers that uses electrical and chemical signals to transmit sensory and motor information from one body part to another. See nervous system. * * * A whitish cordlike structure composed of one or more bundles (fascicles) of myelinated … Medical dictionary
Posterior ramus of spinal nerve — Nerve: Dorsal ramus of spinal nerve Diagram of the course and branches of a typical intercostal nerve. (Posterior division labeled at upper right.) … Wikipedia
