CISTERNA


Meaning of CISTERNA in English

I. siˈstərnə noun

( plural cister·nae -ˌnē)

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, cistern

: cistern 4: as

a. : cisterna magna

b. : cisterna chyli

II. noun

: one of the flattened vesicles comprising the Golgi apparatus and the part of the endoplasmic reticulum studded with ribosomes

• cisternal adjective

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