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

Carina (medicine)


carina


1. In man, a term applied or applicable to several anatomical structures forming a projecting central ridge.

2. That portion of the sternum in a bird, bat, or mole that serves as the origin of the pectoral muscles; it is not found in flightless birds and most mammals.

Origin: L. The keel of a boat