ramus

Meanings

1. 1
   noun A small spray or twig.
2. 2
   noun A branching, as of nerves or blood vessels.
3. 3
   noun The stem of a barb of a feather, from which the barbules extend.
4. 4
   noun A bony projection, particularly of the jaw, but also in the groin area, both subject to the maturing process of symphysis.