- An
isthmus (/ˈɪsməs, ˈɪsθməs/; pl.
isthmuses or isthmi; from
Ancient Gr**** ἰσθμός (isthmós) 'neck') is a
narrow piece of land
connecting two
larger areas...
- The
Isthmus of
Panama (Spanish:
Istmo de Panamá), also
historically known as the
Isthmus of
Darien (Istmo de Darién), is the
narrow strip of land that...
- The
Karelian Isthmus (Russian: Карельский перешеек, romanized: Karelsky peresheyek; Finnish: Karjalankannas; Swedish:
Karelska näset) is the approximately...
- The
uterine isthmus is the inferior-posterior part of uterus, on its
cervical end — here, the
uterine muscle (myometrium) is
narrower and thinner. It...
- The
Auckland isthmus, also
known as the Tāmaki
isthmus, is a
narrow stretch of land on the
North Island of New
Zealand in the
Auckland Region, and the...
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diameter of 1 cm (0.39 in). It has four
described parts: the
intramural part,
isthmus, ampulla, and
infundibulum with ****ociated fimbriae. Each tube has two...
- The
Isthmus of
Corinth (Gr****: Ισθμός της Κορίνθου) is the
narrow land
bridge which connects the
Peloponnese peninsula with the rest of the
mainland of...
-
thirds of the
lobes are
connected by a thin band of
tissue called the
isthmus (pl.: isthmi). The
thyroid gland is a butterfly-shaped
gland located in...
- The
Isthmus of Suez is the 125-kilometre-wide (78 mi) land
bridge that lies
between the
Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea, east of the Suez Canal, the...
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isthmus in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. An
isthmus is a
strip of land
connecting two
larger bodies of land.
Isthmus may also
refer to:
Isthmus (album)...
