carina /ca·ri·na/ (kah-ri´nah) pl. cari´nae [L.] a ridgelike structure.
carina
carina tra´cheae a downward and backward projection of the lowest tracheal cartilage, forming a ridge between the openings of the right and left principal bronchi.
carina urethra´lis vagi´nae the column of rugae in the lower anterior wall of the vagina, immediately below the urethra.
ca·ri·na (k -r  n, -r -)n. pl. ca·ri·nae (-n ) A keel-shaped ridge or structure, such as the ridge on the under surface of the fornix of the brain. |
carina
[kərē′nə] pl. carinae
Etymology: L, keel
any structure shaped like a ridge, cleft, or keel, such as the carina of the trachea, which projects from the lowest tracheal cartilage.
carina
pl. carinae [L.] a ridgelike structure.
carina apex
the most cranial point of the keel of the sternum of birds.
sternal carina
the keel of the sternum, as in birds and horses.
carina tracheae
a ridge between the openings of the right and left principal bronchi.
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