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ramus

ra·mus

UK/ˈɹeɪməs/ US/ˈreɪmʌs/ uncommon

noun

1.

the posterior part of the mandible that is more or less vertical

Origin

Two main origins: * Borrowed from French Ramus, from Old French ramu (“branch”), a topographic surname for someone who lived in a wooded place. * Borrowed from Dutch Ramus, from a personal name composed of the Proto-Germanic elements *hrabnaz (“raven”) and *waldą (“might, power, force”).

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