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Definition of Isthmus

1. Noun. A relatively narrow strip of land (with water on both sides) connecting two larger land areas.

2. Noun. A cord-like tissue connecting two larger parts of an anatomical structure.

Definition of Isthmus

1. n. A neck or narrow slip of land by which two continents are connected, or by which a peninsula is united to the mainland; as, the Isthmus of Panama; the Isthmus of Suez, etc.

Definition of Isthmus

1. a strip of land connecting two larger land masses [n -MUSES or -MI]

Medical Definition of Isthmus

1. Origin: L. Isthmus, Gr. 'isqmos a neck, a neck of land between two seas, an isthmus, especially the Isthmus of Corinth; prob. From the root of 'ienai to go; cf. Icel. Eith isthmus. See Issue. A neck or narrow slip of land by which two continents are connected, or by which a peninsula is united to the mainland; as, the Isthmus of Panama; the Isthmus of Suez, etc. Isthmus of the fauces. See Fauces. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Isthmus

issue forth issuing Issus Istanbul isthmectomy isthmi isthmian isthmians Isthmian Games isthmic

isthmic isthmoid isthmoparalysis isthmoplegia isthmus (current term) isthmus (current term) isthmuses isthmus aortae isthmus cartilaginis auris isthmus faucium

isthmus glandulae thyroideae isthmus gyri cinguli isthmus meatus acustici externi isthmus of aorta isthmus of auditory tube isthmus of cartilage of ear isthmus of cingulate gyrus Isthmus of Corinth isthmus of eustachian tube isthmus of external acoustic meatus

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