carina

noun

ca·​ri·​na kə-ˈrī-nə  -ˈrē- 

plural carinas or carinae kə-ˈrī-ˌnē 

-ˈrē-ˌnī

1

: a keel-shaped anatomical part, ridge, or process

2

Carina : a constellation in the southern hemisphere lying near the Southern Cross that is represented by the figure of a ship's keel

Examples of carina in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Cancer may also be found in the bronchus, pleura, diaphragm, chest wall, breastbone, backbone, phrenic nerve, pericardium, vena cava, aorta, pharynx, trachea, esophagus, and/or carina (the area where the trachea branches into the bronchi). —Lynne Eldridge, Verywell Health, 15 Aug. 2023

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin, hull, keel — more at careen

First Known Use

circa 1704, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Medical Definition

carina

noun

ca·​ri·​na kə-ˈrī-nə  -ˈrē- 

plural carinas or carinae -ˈrī-ˌnē, -ˈrē-ˌnī 

: any of various keel-shaped anatomical structures, ridges, or processes: as

a

: a ridge on the lower surface of the fornix of the brain

b

: the ventral distal part of the vagina