Definition of ramus Ramus
/ɹejˈmʌs/ - [reymus] - ra•mus
We found 5 definitions of ramus from 4 different sources.
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What does ramus mean?
WordNet
Wiktionary 
- ramus (Noun)
A branching, as of nerves or blood vessels. - ramus (Noun)
A bony projection, particularly of the jaw, but also in the groin area, both subject to the maturing process of symphysis.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- ramus (n.)
A branch; a projecting part or prominent process; a ramification.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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ramus
rā′mus, n. a small spray or twig.—adjs. Rā′mal, Rā′meal, pertaining to a branch; Rā′mēous (bot.), belonging to, or growing on, a branch.—n. Ramificā′tion, division or separation into branches: a branch: a division or subdivision: (bot.) manner of producing branches.—adjs. Ram′ified, branched; Ramiflō′rous, flowering on the branches; Rā′miform (bot.), resembling a branch.—v.t. Ram′ify, to make or divide into branches.—v.i. to shoot into branches: to be divided or spread out:—pa.t. and pa.p. ram′ifīed.—adj. Ramip′arous, producing branches.—ns. Ram′ule, Ram′ulus, a small branch or artery.—adjs. Ramūlif′erous, Ram′ūlose, Ram′ūlous, having small branches.—n. Ramus′cūle, a branchlet. [L. ramus, a branch.]
