- ramus of jaw
- r. mandibulae.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
ramus of jaw
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Jaw — The jaw is either of the two opposable structures forming, or near the entrance to the mouth. The term jaws is also broadly applied to the whole of the structures constituting the vault of the mouth and serving to open and close it and is part of … Wikipedia
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
ramus mandibulae — [TA] ramus of mandible: a quadrilateral process projecting superiorly from the posterior part of either side of the mandible. Called also r. of jaw. Ramus mandibulae (ramus of mandible), which together with the corpus mandibulae (body of the… … Medical dictionary
ramus — noun (plural rami) Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, branch more at ramify Date: 1733 a projecting part, elongated process, or branch: as a. the posterior more or less vertical part on each side of the lower jaw that articulates with the skull b … New Collegiate Dictionary
ramus — a branch; one side of the lower jaw … Dictionary of ichthyology
ramus — noun ˈɹeɪməs a) A branching, as of nerves or blood vessels. b) A bony projection, particularly of the jaw, but also in the groin area, both subject to the maturing process of symphysis … Wiktionary
Ramus of the mandible — One of the two prominent, projecting back parts of the horseshoe shaped lower jaw bone … Medical dictionary
ramus alveolaris superior medius nervi maxillaris — [TA] middle superior alveolar branch of maxillary nerve: a branch from the infraorbital nerve that innervates the premolar teeth of the upper jaw by way of the superior dental plexus; modality, general sensory … Medical dictionary
lateral jaw film — a radiograph showing either the ramus or the body of the mandible … 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
