Carina
/kəˈriːnə/noun
A keel-shaped structure or ridge; in anatomy, the ridge where two structures meet, especially in the airway.
Did you know?In Latin, *carina* meant the keel of a ship, and that same “spine of the vessel” idea was later borrowed into anatomy for ridge-like structures that split or support airflow.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*ker-
“to cut, turn, or bend”
Latin
Latin
carīna
“the keel of a ship”
Late Latin
Latin
carīna
“a keel-like ridge or projection”
Modern English
English
carina
“a keel-shaped ridge or anatomical projection”