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cisterna

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Any of the various membranes sections comprising some organelles like the Golgi apparatus and the endoplasmic reticulum.

Word forms

cisterna cisternae

Etymology

From Latin cisterna. Doublet of cistern.

Derived words

cisterna chyli cisterna magna intercisternal terminal cisterna

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