CISTERNA


Meaning of CISTERNA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ sis-ˈtər-nə ]

noun

( plural cis·ter·nae -ˌnē)

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, reservoir

Date: circa 1860

: cistern 3: as

a. : one of the large spaces under the arachnoid membrane

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

• cis·ter·nal -nəl adjective

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