n, pl  carinas  or  ca*ri*nae   :  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 .
 
   
 
Similar sounding terms:  carinii  corn  cor·nea  cor·nu 
 
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