CRISTA


Meaning of CRISTA in English

[ 'krɪstə ]

■ noun ( plural ~e -ti: )

1》 Anatomy & Zoology a ridge or crest.

2》 Biology each of the partitions in a mitochondrion formed by folding of the inner membrane.

Derivatives

~te adjective

Origin

C19: from L., 'tuft, plume, crest'.

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