单词 | isthmus |
释义 | isthmus —isthmoid, adj. /is"meuhs/, n. , pl. isthmuses, isthmi /-muy/. 1. a narrow strip of land, bordered on both sides by water, connecting two larger bodies of land. 2. Anat. , Zool. a connecting, usually narrow, part, organ, or passage, esp. when joining structures or cavities larger than itself. 3. Ichthyol. the narrow fleshy area between the sides of the lower jaw of a fish. [1545-55; < L < Gk isthmós neck (of land)] |
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