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The thick-walled segment of the uterine (fallopian) tube just before it enters the wall of the uterus.  

A narrow band of thyroid tissue connecting the right and left lobes of the thyroid gland.  

A constriction connecting the posterior mouth cavity proper with the pharynx. The walls of the isthmus are the palatoglossal arches.  

The narrowest section of the auditory tube, where the bony canal meets the cartilaginous tube.  

Paralysis of the muscles of the fauces.  

An inflammation of the throat or fauces.  

Excision of an enlarged isthmus, especially of the thyroid gland.    

The use of a radioactive tracer to investigate the circulation of cerebrospinal fluid. A tracer such as ¹³¹I serum albumin is injected in the lumbar subarachnoid space. Flow of the tracer toward the head and into areas of the brain can be recorded by means of serial scintillation scanning. This technique is useful in studying…

The state of equal osmotic pressure of two or more solutions or substances.