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n. - The posterior part of the mandible that is more or less vertical.

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Usage examples (32)
  • The ramus is a long arm element that fastens to the lower jaw.
  • Fractures of the ascending ramus and body were more frequent.
  • Ut arbor fructificans Joseph, ut ramus crescens juxta fontem, rami incedent super murum.
  • Each of these parts of muscular structure arises from the ischio-pubic ramus, and is inserted at the median line A A.
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