carina

carina
1. In humans, a term applied or applicable to several anatomic structures forming a projecting central ridge. 2. That portion of the sternum in a bird, bat, or mole that serves as the origin of the pectoral muscles; it is not found in flightless birds and most mammals. [L. the keel of a boat]
- c. fornicis a ridge running along the undersurface of the fornix of the brain.
- c. of trachea [TA] the ridge separating the openings of the right and left main bronchi at their junction with the trachea. SYN: c. tracheae [TA], tracheal c..
- c. tracheae [TA] SYN: c. of trachea.
- tracheal c. SYN: c. of trachea.
- c. urethralis vaginae SYN: urethral c. of vagina.
- urethral c. of vagina the ridge formed by the lower part of the anterior column of the vaginal rugae in relation with the urethra, which parallels the vagina indenting the wall here. SYN: c. urethralis vaginae, c. vaginae.
- c. vaginae SYN: urethral c. of vagina.

* * *

ca·ri·na kə-'rī-nə, -'rē- n, pl carinas or ca·ri·nae -'rī-.nē, -'rē-.nī any of various keel-shaped anatomical structures, ridges, or processes: as
a) a ridge on the lower surface of the fornix of the brain
b) the ventral distal part of the vagina

* * *

n.
a keel-like structure, such as the keel-shaped cartilage at the bifurcation of the trachea into the two main bronchi.

* * *

ca·ri·na (kə-riґnə) pl. cariґnae [L. “keel”] a ridge or ridgelike structure.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

Игры ⚽ Нужно сделать НИР?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Carina — may refer to:* Carina (constellation) * Carina Dwarf, a dwarf galaxy orbiting the Milky Way * Carinatae, a term within phylogenetic taxonomy referring to birds * USS Carina (AK 74) * Carina (anatomy), a ridge in the sagittal plane of the trachea… …   Wikipedia

  • Carina — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Carina Nombre Latino Carina Abreviatura Car Genitivo Ca …   Wikipedia Español

  • Carina — ist: ein weiblicher Vorname, siehe Carina (Vorname) ein Automodell des Konzerns Toyota, siehe Toyota Carina die lateinische Bezeichnung eines Sternbilds, siehe Kiel des Schiffs ein Asteroid des Hauptgürtels, siehe (491) Carina ein Teil der Blüten …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • carina — cȁrina ž DEFINICIJA 1. iznos u novcu koji se plaća državi na vrijednost, prekoračenje vrijednosti ili prekoračenje količine robe prema propisu o uvozu i izvozu [uvozna carina; izvozna carina; visoka carina; zaštitna carina; proći carinu] 2.… …   Hrvatski jezični portal

  • carina — f. anat. Ángulo que forma la tráquea cuando se divide en los dos bronquios principales. Medical Dictionary. 2011. carina parte de un …   Diccionario médico

  • Carina — cariña. adj. Se dice del individuo de un pueblo amerindio que habita entre los límites de los Estados de Anzoátegui, Monagas y Bolívar, al este de Venezuela. U. t. c. s. || 2. Perteneciente o relativo a los cariña. || 3. m. Lengua de filiación… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Carina — (Церматт,Швейцария) Категория отеля: 3 звездочный отель Адрес: Untere Wiestistrasse 12, 3920 …   Каталог отелей

  • cariña — 1. adj. Se dice del individuo de un pueblo amerindio que habita entre los límites de los Estados de Anzoátegui, Monagas y Bolívar, al este de Venezuela. U. t. c. s.) 2. Perteneciente o relativo a los cariña. 3. m. Lengua de filiación caribe que… …   Diccionario de la lengua española

  • Carina — Ca*ri na, n. [L., keel.] 1. (Bot.) A keel. (a) That part of a papilionaceous flower, consisting of two petals, commonly united, which incloses the organs of fructification. (b) A longitudinal ridge or projection like the keel of a boat. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Carīna — (lat.), 1) Schiffskiel; daher 2) Carinae, eine Straße in der 4. Region von Rom (sd. a. Geogr.), weil sie die Form eines Schiffskieles hatte; 3) (Bot.), der Kiel, die Rückenschärfe, eine scharfkantige Erhöhung eines Blüthen od. Fruchttheils; 4) so …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Carīna — (lat. »Schiffskiel«), in der Botanik eine kahnförmige Bildung eines Blüten oder Fruchtteils, als Teil der Schmetterlingsblüte das Schiffchen (s. Leguminosen) …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”