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isthmus
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Isthmus
(gcide) | Isthmus \Isth"mus\ (?; 277), n.; pl. Isthmuses. [L. isthmus,
Gr. 'isqmo`s a neck, a neck of land between two seas, an
isthmus, especially the Isthmus of Corinth; prob. from the
root of 'ie`nai to go; cf. Icel. ei[eth] isthmus. See
Issue.] (Geog.)
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.
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Isthmus of the fauces. (Anat.) See Fauces.
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isthmus
(wn) | isthmus
n 1: a relatively narrow strip of land (with water on both
sides) connecting two larger land areas
2: a cord-like tissue connecting two larger parts of an
anatomical structure [syn: isthmus, band] |
ISTHMUS
(bouvier) | ISTHMUS. A tongue or strip of land between two seas. Glos. on Law, 37, book
2, tit. 3, of the Dig.
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Isthmus
(gcide) | Isthmus \Isth"mus\ (?; 277), n.; pl. Isthmuses. [L. isthmus,
Gr. 'isqmo`s a neck, a neck of land between two seas, an
isthmus, especially the Isthmus of Corinth; prob. from the
root of 'ie`nai to go; cf. Icel. ei[eth] isthmus. See
Issue.] (Geog.)
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.
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Isthmus of the fauces. (Anat.) See Fauces.
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Isthmus of the fauces
(gcide) | Isthmus \Isth"mus\ (?; 277), n.; pl. Isthmuses. [L. isthmus,
Gr. 'isqmo`s a neck, a neck of land between two seas, an
isthmus, especially the Isthmus of Corinth; prob. from the
root of 'ie`nai to go; cf. Icel. ei[eth] isthmus. See
Issue.] (Geog.)
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.
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Isthmus of the fauces. (Anat.) See Fauces.
[1913 Webster]Fauces \Fau"ces\, n. pl. [L.]
1. (Anat.) The narrow passage from the mouth to the pharynx,
situated between the soft palate and the base of the
tongue; -- called also the isthmus of the fauces. On
either side of the passage two membranous folds, called
the pillars of the fauces, inclose the tonsils.
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2. (Bot.) The throat of a calyx, corolla, etc.
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3. (Zool.) That portion of the interior of a spiral shell
which can be seen by looking into the aperture.
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isthmus of the fauces
(gcide) | Isthmus \Isth"mus\ (?; 277), n.; pl. Isthmuses. [L. isthmus,
Gr. 'isqmo`s a neck, a neck of land between two seas, an
isthmus, especially the Isthmus of Corinth; prob. from the
root of 'ie`nai to go; cf. Icel. ei[eth] isthmus. See
Issue.] (Geog.)
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.
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Isthmus of the fauces. (Anat.) See Fauces.
[1913 Webster]Fauces \Fau"ces\, n. pl. [L.]
1. (Anat.) The narrow passage from the mouth to the pharynx,
situated between the soft palate and the base of the
tongue; -- called also the isthmus of the fauces. On
either side of the passage two membranous folds, called
the pillars of the fauces, inclose the tonsils.
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2. (Bot.) The throat of a calyx, corolla, etc.
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3. (Zool.) That portion of the interior of a spiral shell
which can be seen by looking into the aperture.
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Isthmuses
(gcide) | Isthmus \Isth"mus\ (?; 277), n.; pl. Isthmuses. [L. isthmus,
Gr. 'isqmo`s a neck, a neck of land between two seas, an
isthmus, especially the Isthmus of Corinth; prob. from the
root of 'ie`nai to go; cf. Icel. ei[eth] isthmus. See
Issue.] (Geog.)
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.
[1913 Webster]
Isthmus of the fauces. (Anat.) See Fauces.
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isthmus of corinth
(wn) | Isthmus of Corinth
n 1: a narrow isthmus between the Gulf of Corinth and the
Saronic Gulf; a canal crosses the isthmus so that
navigation is possible between the gulfs |
isthmus of darien
(wn) | Isthmus of Darien
n 1: the isthmus that connects Central America and South
America; was formerly called the Isthmus of Darien; "Balboa
crossed the Isthmus of Darien" [syn: Isthmus of Panama,
Isthmus of Darien] |
isthmus of kra
(wn) | Isthmus of Kra
n 1: a narrow isthmus linking the Malay Peninsula to the Asian
mainland |
isthmus of panama
(wn) | Isthmus of Panama
n 1: the isthmus that connects Central America and South
America; was formerly called the Isthmus of Darien; "Balboa
crossed the Isthmus of Darien" [syn: Isthmus of Panama,
Isthmus of Darien] |
isthmus of suez
(wn) | Isthmus of Suez
n 1: the isthmus in northeastern Egypt that connects Africa and
Asia |
isthmus of tehuantepec
(wn) | Isthmus of Tehuantepec
n 1: the narrowest part of southern Mexico is an isthmus between
the Bay of Campeche on the north coast and the Gulf of
Tehuantepec on the south coast |
karelian isthmus
(wn) | Karelian Isthmus
n 1: the isthmus between the Gulf of Finland and Lake Ladoga
that connects Finland and Russia |
ISTHMUS
(bouvier) | ISTHMUS. A tongue or strip of land between two seas. Glos. on Law, 37, book
2, tit. 3, of the Dig.
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