narrow strip of land bordered by water on both sides; (Anatomy) fauces
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(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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutA 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
\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? 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.
isthmus
of the fauces. (anat.) see fauces.
isthmus
n
1. a relatively narrow strip of land (with water on both sides) connecting two larger land areas
2. a narrow band of tissue connecting two larger parts of an anatomical structure
similar words(7)
isthmus of suez
isthmus of corinth
isthmus of tehuantepec
isthmus of the fauces
isthmus of kra
karelian isthmus
isthmus of panama
Noun
1. a relatively narrow strip of land (with water on both sides) connecting two larger land areas
(hypernym) land, dry land, earth, ground, solid ground, terra firma
(hyponym) Central America
2. a narrow band of tissue connecting two larger parts of an anatomical structure
(hypernym) tissue
Isthmus Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
A narrowed portion of a part or segment of a flower
Isthmus Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
An isthmus ( or ; plural: isthmuses, isthmi; from ) is a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas usually with water on either side.
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Isthmus Definition from Society & Culture Dictionaries & Glossaries
A narrow strip of land connecting two larger masses of land.
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Isthmus Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
[iz-muhs]
A narrow part inside the body that connects two larger structures.
A Service of the National Cancer Institute.A narrow part inside the body that connects two larger structures.
