See Also: Carina(medicine)
carina(dictionary)
carina fornicis(medicine)
carina of trachea(medicine)
carina tracheae(medicine)
carina vaginae(medicine)
carina urethralis vaginae(medicine)
urethral carina of vagina(medicine)
Carina Investment, SICAV, S.A.(finance)

carina (iou)



carina noun. . E18.
[Latin = keel.]
Biology. A keel-like structure, a ridge; esp. (a) the keel of a bird's breastbone; (b) the cartilage at the bifurcation of the trachea to form the bronchi; (c) = KEEL noun1 3c. E18.
(Carina.) (The name of) a constellation of the southern hemisphere between Volans and the Milky Way, orig. part of Argo; the Keel. M19.
carinal adjective pertaining to or of the nature of a carina L19.