Ramus
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Ramus can refer to:
- A branchBranchA branch or tree branch is a woody structural member connected to but not part of the central trunk of a tree...
- A portion of a bone (from Latin ramus, "branch"), as in the Ramus of the mandible or Superior pubic ramusSuperior pubic ramusThe superior pubic ramus is a part of the pubic bone which forms a portion of the obturator foramen.It extends from the body to the median plane where it articulates with its fellow of the opposite side...
- A nerve ramus such as the Dorsal ramus of spinal nerve
- Petrus RamusPetrus RamusPetrus Ramus was an influential French humanist, logician, and educational reformer. A Protestant convert, he was killed during the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre.-Early life:...