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Isthmus logo #10101) Canal site 2) Canal site often 3) Common canal site 4) Connecting land strip 5) Connecting strip of land 6) Continental connector 7) Dry land 8) Geographical neck 9) Ground 10) Inverse of a strait 11) Land 12) Land bridge 13) Narrow strip of land 14) Neck 15) Neck of land 16) Panama Canal site 17) Panama Canal traverses one
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Isthmus logo #10101) Connection 2) Neck
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Isthmus logo #20004the fleshy projection of the body separating the gill openings
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isthmus logo #23304a narrow strip of land bound by water on two sides.
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isthmus logo #20105In nematodes: Relatively narrow portion of esophagus just anterior to the basal region.
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Isthmus logo #21002• (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.
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Isthmus logo #21630the middle region of the hair follicle which usually contans the sebaceous gland.
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Isthmus logo #23313A narrow strip of land located between two bodies of water, connecting two larger land areas.
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isthmus logo #21003narrow strip of land connecting two large land areas otherwise separated by the sea. Unquestionably the two most famous are the Isthmus of Panama, ...
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isthmus logo #21579A narrow part inside the body that connects two larger structures.
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isthmus logo #20973Origin: 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 peninsula is united to the mainland; as, the Isthmus ...
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isthmus logo #21001(is´mәs) a narrow connection between two larger bodies or parts. adj., isth´mian., adj.
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Isthmus logo #20972Isth'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 Icelandic eið isthmus. See Issue .] ...
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isthmus logo #21510(is;mus) A narrow neck or portion of tissue connecting two structures.
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Isthmus logo #21217An 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.
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isthmus logo #22088Narrow strip of land linking two larger land masses.
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Isthmus logo #23115the fleshy projection of the body separating the gill openings
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Isthmus logo #22757The middle region of the hair follicle which usually contains the sebaceous gland.
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isthmus logo #21009isthmus (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.
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isthmus logo #20974band noun a cord-like tissue connecting two larger parts of an anatomical structure
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isthmus logo #21450Greek isthmos - a narrow passage.
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isthmus logo #22055Narrow strip of land with sea either side.
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Isthmus logo #22440the part of the female reproductive tract where the inner and outer shell membranes are added
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isthmus logo #21199a narrow strip of land, bordered on both sides by water, connecting two larger bodies of land. · a connecting, usually narrow, part, organ, or passage, esp. when joining structures or cavities larger than itself. · the narrow fleshy area between the sides of the lower jaw of a fish.
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isthmus logo #23302a narrow strip of land bound by water on two sides.
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