isthmus
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isth·mus 
[is-muhs] Pronunciation Key
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[is-muhs] Pronunciation Key –noun, plural -mus·es, -mi
[-mahy] Pronunciation Key.
[-mahy] Pronunciation Key. | 1. | a narrow strip of land, bordered on both sides by water, connecting two larger bodies of land. |
| 2. | Anatomy, Zoology. a connecting, usually narrow, part, organ, or passage, esp. when joining structures or cavities larger than itself. |
| 3. | Ichthyology. the narrow fleshy area between the sides of the lower jaw of a fish. |
[Origin: 1545–55; < L < Gk isthmós neck (of land)]
] —Related forms
isthmoid, adjective
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| isth·mus
(ĭs'məs) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. isth·mus·es or isth·mi (-mī')
[Latin, from Greek isthmos.] |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
isthmus
isthmus
1555, from Gk. isthmos "narrow neck of land," especially that of Corinth, of unknown origin, perhaps from eimi "to go" + suffix -thmo (cf. ithma "a step, movement").
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| isthmus | |
noun | |
| 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 |
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The American Heritage Science Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| isthmus
(ĭs'məs) Pronunciation Key
Plural isthmuses or isthmi (ĭs'mī')
A narrow strip of land connecting two larger masses of land.
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isthmus [(is-muhs)]
isthmus [(is-muhs)]
A narrow strip of land that connects two larger bodies of land and has water on both sides.
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isthmus isth·mus (ĭs'məs)
n. pl. isth·mus·es or isth·mi (-mī')
A constriction or narrow passage connecting two larger parts of an organ or other anatomical structure.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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. Isthmus of the fauces. (Anat.) See Fauces.
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