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- Joyce's letter to Harriet Shaw Weaver of 15 November 1926: "Isthmus of Sutton a neck of land between Howth head and the plain"
- Isthmus of Sutton: a narrow isthmus located about 12km from the centre of Dublin at the base of the Howth peninsula. It is a tombolo and connects Howth to the mainland.
- isthmos (ισθμος): (Greek) neck; peninsula → scraggy
- eastmost: (adj) easternmost, farthest east
- A narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas usually with waterforms on either side. [1]
- Canals are commonly built on them to join two waterforms.
- In anatomy, isthmus refers to a constriction between organs. This is a list of anatomical isthmi: [2]
- "Isthmus" the mesencephalon(midbrain)-rhombencephalon(hindbrain) boundary.
- Isthmus faucium (Throat)
- Isthmus glandularis or Thyroid isthmus
- Isthmus tubae auditivae (Eustachian tube)
- Isthmus tubae uterinae (Fallopian tube - Part of female reproduction organs)
- Uterine isthmus (Part of female reproduction organs)
- Isthmus prostatae (Prostate - Part of male reproduction organs)
- The uterine isthmus and isthmus tubae uterinae is essential for female reproduction and continuing cycle of life. As is the Isthmus prostatae in males.
- Isthmus urethrae (Urethra)
- The Isthmus urethrae connects the bladder with the world's water ways continuing the water cycle.
- Cavo-tricuspid isthmus of the right atrium of the heart, a body of fibrous tissue in the lower atrium between the inferior vena cava, and the tricuspid valve.
- In medical terms, isthmus is used to describe the congenital fusion between two organs or two halves of an organ. [3]
"Scraggly isthmus of Europe Minor" = Isthmus not of land but of boats (scraggly trade routes) that was the first to connect Europe to North America.
