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