In anatomy terms the difference between ramus and sulcus
is that ramus is a bony projection, particularly of the jaw, but also in the groin area, both subject to the maturing process of symphysis while sulcus is any of the grooves that mark the convolutions of the surface of the brain.
As nouns the difference between ramus and sulcus
is that ramus is a branching, as of nerves or blood vessels while sulcus is a furrow or groove in an organ or a tissue.
ramus
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Noun
(rami)
(biology) A branching, as of nerves or blood vessels.
(anatomy) A bony projection, particularly of the jaw, but also in the groin area, both subject to the maturing process of symphysis.
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sulcus
English
Noun
(
wikipedia sulcus)
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sulci)
(anatomy) a furrow or groove in an organ or a tissue
(anatomy) any of the grooves that mark the convolutions of the surface of the brain
(planetology) subparallel grooves and ditches formed by geological processes
Derived terms
* calcaneal sulcus
* central sulcus
* cingulate sulcus
* coronal sulcus
* interlabial sulcus
* intermammary sulcus
* lacrimal sulcus (sulcus lacrimalis)
* lateral sulcus
* malleolar sulcus
* postcentral sulcus
* preauricular sulcus
* precentral sulcus
* radial sulcus (musculospiral groove)
* sagittal sulcus
* sigmoid sulcus
* sulcal
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* sulcus tubae auditivae
* tympanic sulcus
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