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• isth|mus — «IHS muhs», noun, plural mus|es, mi« my». 1. a narrow strip of land with water on both sides of it, connecting two larger bodies of land: »The Isthmus of Panama connects North America and South America. 2. Anatomy. a narrow part of an organ… …   Useful english dictionary

• isth — isth·mi·ate; isth·mic; isth·moid; isth·mus; par·isth·mi·on; isth·mi·an; isth·mal; …   English syllables

• mus — ag·o·nos·to·mus; alai·mus; an·i·mus; an·iso·tre·mus; an·oph·thal·mus; an·thon·o·mus; an·tros·to·mus; ap·o·de·mus; au·los·to·mus; bor·bo·ryg·mus; bot·u·lis·mus; brach·y·lae·mus; bro·mus; bu·li·mus; bu·to·mus; cal·a·mus; car·tha·mus; ca·tos·to·mus; …   English syllables

• isthmus — isth·mus …   English syllables

• isthmus — isth•mus [[t]ˈɪs məs[/t]] n. pl. mus•es, mi ( mī). 1) a narrow strip of land, bordered on both sides by water, connecting two larger bodies of land 2) anat. zool. a relatively narrow passage or strip of tissue joining two cavities or parts of an… …   From formal English to slang

• isthmus — isth|mus [ˈısməs] n [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: Greek isthmos] a narrow piece of land with water on both sides, that connects two larger areas of land ▪ the Isthmus of Panama …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Isthmus — Isth|mus der; , ...men <über lat. isthmus aus gleichbed. gr. isthmós, eigtl. »Gang, Zugang«>: 1. Landenge (z. B. die von Korinth od. Suez). 2. (Plur. ...mi od. ...men) enger Durchgang, verengte Stelle, schmale Verbindung (zwischen zwei… …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

• isthmus — isth|mus [ ısməs ] noun count a narrow piece of land that joins two larger areas and has water on both sides …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• isthmus — 1. A constriction in the embryonic neural tube delineating the anterior portion of the rhombencephalon, the future metencephalon, form the more rostrally located mesenephalon. 2. SYN: rhombencephalic i.. [G. isthmos] i. of aorta SYN …   Medical dictionary

• 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English