isthmic
Connecting two landmasses
Isthmic means relating to or located on an isthmus—a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land masses.
The word appears most often in anatomical contexts, where isthmus describes any narrow passage or constriction between larger structures: isthmic spondylolisthesis refers to a spinal condition at a narrow vertebral region.
In geography: the Isthmic games of ancient Greece, held near the Isthmus of Corinth.
Narrow passage limiting movement
- constrictionTightening or narrowing action
- bottleneckConstriction limiting throughput
- pinchSqueeze with fingertips
- throttlePower flow controller
squeeze · tapering · funneling · cinching · waist · restriction · passage · corridor
Structure spanning an obstacle
- linkPoint of connection
- junctionPoint where things meet
- corridorEnclosed connecting walkway
- passageSegment of text
conduit · nexus · transition · gateway · causeway · span · traverse · crossing
Land almost encircled by water
- straitConstricted marine passage
- channelPassage for transmission
- neckHead-body junction
- land bridgeTerrain joining two continents
coastline · continental · terrain · landmass · Panama · Suez · Corinth · narrowing
Hormone-producing neck gland
- uterineOf the womb
- fallopianOf egg-carrying ducts
- tubeHollow cylindrical passage
- oviductEgg-conveying canal
pharyngeal · constriction · narrowing · passage · cervix · junction · transitional · tubular
chokepoint
Narrow passage limiting movement
- constrictionTightening or narrowing action
- bottleneckConstriction limiting throughput
- pinchSqueeze with fingertips
throttle · squeeze · tapering · funneling · cinching · waist · restriction · passage · corridor · strategic
bridge
Structure spanning an obstacle
passage · conduit · nexus · transition · gateway · causeway · span · traverse · crossing · interchange
peninsula
Land almost encircled by water
land bridge · coastline · continental · terrain · landmass · Panama · Suez · Corinth · narrowing · connecting
thyroid
Hormone-producing neck gland
oviduct · pharyngeal · constriction · narrowing · passage · cervix · junction · transitional · tubular · connecting
vertebra
Segmented bone of spine
intervertebral · disc · foramen · sacral · pars · defect · fracture · slippage · stenosis · nerve
- Isthmian GamesCorinthian athletic festival for Poseidon
- Isthmus of PanamaNarrow continental connection point