cisterna
cisterna · cisternae
Any of the various membranes sections comprising some organelles like the Golgi…Any of the various membranes sections comprising some organelles like the Golgi apparatus and the endoplasmic reticulum.
Meaning
1 sensesAny of the various membranes sections comprising some organelles like the Golgi apparatus and the endoplasmic reticulum.
More definitions
- a sac or cavity containing fluid especially lymph or cerebrospinal fluid
Origin
From Latin cisterna. Doublet of cistern.From Latin cisterna. Doublet of cistern.
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Forms
plural: cisternaeSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- a sac or cavity containing fluid especially lymph or cerebrospinal fluid:cistern
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1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular