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Meningeal ramus
One of the primary branches of a spinal nerve that reenters the vertebral foramen and supplies the meninges and vertebral column.
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Ramus communicans
One of the primary branches of a spinal nerve that connects with a sympathetic ganglion. Each consists of a white portion (white ramus communicans) composed of myelinated preganglionic sympathetic fibers and a gray portion (gray ramus communicans) composed of unmyelinated postganglionic fibers.
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Anterior ramus
One of the primary branches of a spinal nerve that supplies the lateral and ventral portions of the body wall, limbs, and perineum.
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Ramsay hunt syndrome
A condition caused by herpes zoster of the geniculate ganglion of the brain or neuritis of the facial nerve and characterized by severe facial palsy and vesicular eruption in the pharynx, external ear canal, tongue, and occipital area. Deafness, tinnitus, and vertigo may be present. Ramsay-Hunt syndrome is a variation of herpes zoster (shingles) that…
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Ramisectomy
Excision of a ramus, specifically a ramus communicans.
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Ramisection
The surgical division of a ramus communicans between a spinal nerve and a ganglion of the sympathetic trunk. Surgical separation of certain branches of the sympathetic nervous system.
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Raillietina demerariensis
A species that infests humans, reported from several South American countries, especially Ecuador.
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Raillietina
A genus of tapeworms belonging to the family Davaineidae.
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Ragweed
One of several species of the genus Ambrosia, whose pollen is an important allergen. The pollen-producing period of grasses in temperate zones is from the middle of August to the first hard frost.
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Ragsorter’s disease
A febrile pulmonary disease that may occur in people who sort paper and rags. It is caused by inhalation of anthrax.
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