Look up: isthmus


  1. Isthmus
    [newspaper] Isthmus is an alternative weekly newspaper in Madison, Wisconsin. It was founded in 1976, and has built a reputation for authoritative writing on news, arts and features. The paper prints more than 60,000 copies each Thursday, reaching an estimated 40% of all adults in Dane Count...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isthmus_(newspaper)

  2. Isthmus
    [disambiguation] An isthmus is a strip of land connecting two larger bodies of land. Isthmus may also refer to: ...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isthmus_(disambiguation)

  3. Isthmus
    the fleshy projection of the body separating the gill openings
    Found op http://australianmuseum.net.au/Glossary-of-fish-terms

  4. isthmus
    In nematodes: Relatively narrow portion of esophagus just anterior to the basal region.
    Found op http://ppathw3.cals.cornell.edu/glossary/Defs_I.htm

  5. isthmus
    [IS-thmus] A narrow piece of land that joins two larger pieces of land like a bridge. The isthmus of Corinth joins northern Greece to Southern Greece.
    Found op http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ancientgreece/glossary/index.shtml

  6. isthmus
    [n] - a relatively narrow strip of land (with water on both sides) connecting two larger land areas 2. [n] - a narrow band of tissue connecting two larger parts of an anatomical structure
    Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=isthmus

  7. Isthmus
    A strip of tissue that connects two larger parts of the thyroid gland
    Found op http://www.dwp.gov.uk/medical/med_conditions/glossary.html

  8. Isthmus
    Isth'mus noun ; plural Isthmuses . [ Latin isthmus , Greek 'isqmo`s a neck, a neck of land between two seas, an isthmus, especially the Isthmus of Corinth; probably from the root of 'ie`nai to go; confer Icelan...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/I/104

  9. isthmus
    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. ... <geography> A neck or narrow slip of land by which two continents are connected, or by which a pen...
    Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?isthmus

  10. isthmus
    band noun a cord-like tissue connecting two larger parts of an anatomical structure
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=isthmus

  11. isthmus
    (is´mәs) a narrow connection between two larger bodies or parts. adj., isth´mian., adj.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001

  12. Isthmus
    • (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.
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/isthmus/



  1. isthmus
    narrow strip of land connecting two large land areas otherwise separated by the sea. Unquestionably the two most famous are the Isthmus of Panama, ...
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/i/45

  2. isthmus
    isthmus (s), isthmi (pl) 1. A narrow strip of land that joins two larger areas of land. 2. A narrow connection or passage between parts of the body. 3. A narrow strip of tissue joining two larger organs or parts of an organ. 4. A narrow passage connecting two larger cavities.
    Found op http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/1095/

  3. Isthmus
    An isthmus (s or s; plural: isthmuses, isthmi; from neck) is a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas usually with waterforms on either side. Canals are often built through isthmuses where they may be particularly advantageous to create a shortcut for marine transportation. The Panam...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isthmus

  4. isthmus
    isthmus (is'mus) , narrow neck of land connecting two larger land areas. Since it commands the only land route between two large areas and is on two seas, an isthmus has great strategical and commercial importance and is a favorable situation for a city. In modern times many isthmuses have been ...
    Found op http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A0825658.html

  5. Isthmus
    An isthmus is a narrow strip of land joining two large land areas or joining a peninsula to the mainland. Examples: the isthmuses of Panama and Suez.
    Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/AI.HTM

  6. isthmus
    Type: Term Pronunciation: is′mŭs, -mī, -mŭs-ĕz Definitions: 1. A constriction in the embryonic neural tube delineating the anterior portion of the rhombencephalon, the future metencephalon, from the more rostrally located mesenephalon. Synonyms: rhombencephalic isthmus
    Found op http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=46021

  7. isthmus
    Greek isthmos - a narrow passage.
    Found op http://www.anatomy.usyd.edu.au/glossary/glossary.cgi?

  8. isthmus
    (is;mus) A narrow neck or portion of tissue connecting two structures.
    Found op http://www.mhhe.com/biosci/abio/glossary.mhtml

  9. isthmus
    (is;mus) A narrow neck or portion of tissue connecting two structures.
    Found op http://www.mhhe.com/biosci/abio/glossary.mhtml

  10. isthmus
    A narrow part inside the body that connects two larger structures.
    Found op http://www.cancer.gov/dictionary?expand=I

  11. Isthmus
    the middle region of the hair follicle which usually contans the sebaceous gland.
    Found op http://www.americanhairloss.org/hair_loss_glossary/

  12. isthmus
    1) Canal site often 2) Dry land 3) Earth 4) Ground 5) Land 6) Land bridge 7) Narrow strip of land 8) Panama, for one 9) Solid ground 10) Terra firma
    Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/isthmus/1

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