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isthmus
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isth·mus  (sms)
n. pl. isth·mus·es or isth·mi (-m)
1. A narrow strip of land connecting two larger masses of land.
2. Anatomy
a. A narrow strip of tissue joining two larger organs or parts of an organ.
b. A narrow passage connecting two larger cavities.

[Latin, from Greek isthmos.]

isthmus [iss-muss]
Noun
a narrow strip of land connecting two relatively large land areas [Greek isthmos]

isthmus  (sms)
Plural isthmuses or isthmi (sm)
A narrow strip of land connecting two larger masses of land.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.isthmusisthmus - a relatively narrow strip of land (with water on both sides) connecting two larger land areas
dry land, ground, solid ground, terra firma, earth, land - the solid part of the earth's surface; "the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land"; "the earth shook for several minutes"; "he dropped the logs on the ground"
2.isthmus - a cord-like tissue connecting two larger parts of an anatomical structure
tissue - part of an organism consisting of an aggregate of cells having a similar structure and function
Translations

isthmus [ˈɪsməs] nistmo
isthmus [ˈɪsməs] nisthme m
isthmus [ˈɪsməs] nLandenge f, Isthmus m
isthmus [ˈɪsməs] nistmo

isthmus
n isthmus [ˈisməs]
a narrow strip of land joining two larger pieces the Isthmus of Panama. landengte بَرْزَخ провлак šíje landtange die Landenge ισθμός istmo maakitsus باریکه؛ تنگه kannas isthme מֵיצָר संयोग भूमि prevlaka földszoros tanah genting eiði, grandi istmo 地峡 지협 sąsiauris zemesšaurums segenting landengte landtange, eid przesmyk istmo istm перешеек šija zemeljska ožina zemljouz näs คอคอด kıstak, berzah 地峽 перешийок خشکی کا تنگ قطعہ جو بڑے بڑے خشکی کے قطعوں کو ملائے eo đất


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