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cis⋅ter⋅na

  [si-stur-nuh]
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–noun, plural cis⋅ter⋅nae  [si-stur-nee] . Anatomy.
cistern (def. 2).
Origin:
< NL, L

Related forms:
cis⋅ter⋅nal, adjective
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cis·ter·na   (sĭ-stûr'nə)   
n.   pl. cis·ter·nae (-nē)

  1. Anatomy A fluid-containing sac or cavity in the body of an organism. Also called reservoir.

  2. Cytology One of the saclike vesicles that comprise the endoplasmic reticulum.


[Latin, cistern; see cistern.]
cis·ter'nal adj.
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Main Entry: cis·ter·na
Pronunciation: sis-'t&r-n&
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural cis·ter·nae /-"nE/
: CISTERN: as a : CISTERNA MAGNA b : CISTERNA CHYLI c : one of the interconnectedflattened vesicles or tubules comprising the endoplasmic reticulum
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cisterna cis·ter·na (sĭ-stûr'nə)
n. pl. cis·ter·nae (-nē')

  1. A cavity or enclosed space serving as a reservoir, especially for chyle, lymph, or cerebrospinal fluid.

  2. An ultramicroscopic space or channel occurring between the membranes of the flattened sacs of the endoplasmic reticulum, the Golgi complex, or the two membranes of the nuclear envelope.

cis·ter'nal adj.

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