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spur 1, noun(dictionary)

isthmus (iou) and Morand's spur (medicine)


isthmus (iou)



isthmus noun. . M16.
[Latin from Greek isthmos.]
Geography. A narrow portion of land, enclosed on each side by water and connecting two larger bodies of land; a neck of land. M16.
Anatomy & Zoology. A narrow part or organ connecting two larger parts, as the fauces between the mouth and the pharynx, or the band of tissue between the two lobes of the thyroid gland. E18.

Morand's spur (medicine)


Morand's spur -->
calcar avis


The lower of two elevations on the medial wall of the posterior horn of the lateral ventricle of the brain, caused by the depth of the calcarine sulcus.

Synonym: Haller's unguis, hippocampus minor, minor hippocampus, Morand's spur, unguis avis.