meaning of isthmus
1. 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.
2. a narrow band of tissue connecting two larger parts of an anatomical structure
Related Words
isthmus | isthmus of corinth | isthmus of kra | isthmus of panama | isthmus of suez | isthmus of tehuantepec | isthmuses |
