Zoology. a keellike part or ridge, especially a ridge of bone on the ventral side of the sternum of birds.
Botany. the two conjoined lower petals of a pea or bean flower that enclose the stamen and style.
Astronomy. the Keel, a southern constellation, containing the bright star, Canopus: one of the constellations into which Argo is divided.
a female given name, form of Carin.
1695–1705; < Latin: keel; cf. careen
First recorded in 1695–1705
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The carina is the last tracheal cartilage and forms a cartilage division between the two bronchi.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015
The inferior end of the trachea divides into right and left bronchi at an area known as the carina.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015
The carina is a raised structure that contains specialized nervous tissue that induces violent coughing if a foreign body, such as food, is present.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
In the shape of the scuta and carina it comes nearest to S. vulgare.
From A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. by Darwin, Charles
The valve is generally not so long, but rather wider, more inwardly bowed, and with the exterior solid keel less prominent than in the carina.
From A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. by Darwin, Charles
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