Associations to the word «Cisterna»

Wiktionary

CISTERNA, noun. (biology) Any of the various membranes sections comprising some organelles like the Golgi apparatus and the endoplasmic reticulum.
CISTERNA CHYLI, noun. (anatomy) A dilated sac at the lower end of the thoracic duct into which lymph from the intestinal trunk and two lumbar lymphatic trunks flows
CISTERNA MAGNA, noun. A region in the brain posterior to the medulla oblongata, below the cerebellum; cerebrospinal fluid enters from the fourth ventricle.

Dictionary definition

CISTERNA, noun. A sac or cavity containing fluid especially lymph or cerebrospinal fluid.

Wise words

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