cisterna

[ si-stur-nuh ]

/ sɪˈstɜr nə /

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noun, plural cis·ter·nae [si-stur-nee]. /sɪˈstɜr ni/. Anatomy.

cistern (def. 2).

Origin of cisterna

<New Latin, Latin

OTHER WORDS FROM cisterna

cis·ter·nal, adjective

Words nearby cisterna

Cissy, cist, cistaceous, Cistercian, cistern, cisterna, cisternal puncture, cistern barometer, cisternography, cis-trans test, cistron

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Example sentences from the Web for cisterna

Cisterna di Roma, a dozen kilometres further on, is a typical hill top town overlooking the Pontine Marshes below.
Italian Highways and Byways from a Motor Car|Francis Miltoun
Long days of rowing on the lake of Albano, and boar-hunting at Cisterna, made him strong and active.
The Red True Story Book|Various
And you expect to keep your children alive if you send them to Cisterna?
Alone|Norman Douglas

British Dictionary definitions for cisterna

cisterna

/ (sɪˈstɜːnə) /

noun plural -nae (-niː)

a sac or partially closed space containing body fluid, esp lymph or cerebrospinal fluid

Word Origin for cisterna

New Latin, from Latin; see cistern

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Medical definitions for cisterna

cisterna

[ sĭ-stûr′nə ]

n. pl. cis•ter•nae (-nē′)

A cavity or enclosed space serving as a reservoir, especially for chyle, lymph, or cerebrospinal fluid.

An ultramicroscopic space or channel occurring between the membranes of the flattened sacs of the endoplasmic reticulum, the Golgi complex, or the two membranes of the nuclear envelope.

Other words from cisterna

cis•ter′nal adj.

单词	cisterna
释义	cisterna [ si-stur-nuh ] / sɪˈstɜr nə / SEE SYNONYMS FOR cisterna ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural cis·ter·nae [si-stur-nee]. /sɪˈstɜr ni/. Anatomy. cistern (def. 2). Origin of cisterna <New Latin, Latin OTHER WORDS FROM cisterna cis·ter·nal, adjective Words nearby cisterna Cissy, cist, cistaceous, Cistercian, cistern, cisterna, cisternal puncture, cistern barometer, cisternography, cis-trans test, cistron Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cisterna Cisterna di Roma, a dozen kilometres further on, is a typical hill top town overlooking the Pontine Marshes below. Italian Highways and Byways from a Motor Car\|Francis Miltoun Long days of rowing on the lake of Albano, and boar-hunting at Cisterna, made him strong and active. The Red True Story Book\|Various And you expect to keep your children alive if you send them to Cisterna? Alone\|Norman Douglas British Dictionary definitions for cisterna cisterna / (sɪˈstɜːnə) / noun plural -nae (-niː) a sac or partially closed space containing body fluid, esp lymph or cerebrospinal fluid Word Origin for cisterna New Latin, from Latin; see cistern Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to cisterna pond, well, tank Medical definitions for cisterna cisterna [ sĭ-stûr′nə ] n. pl. cis•ter•nae (-nē′) A cavity or enclosed space serving as a reservoir, especially for chyle, lymph, or cerebrospinal fluid. An ultramicroscopic space or channel occurring between the membranes of the flattened sacs of the endoplasmic reticulum, the Golgi complex, or the two membranes of the nuclear envelope. Other words from cisterna cis•ter′nal adj. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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cisterna

noun, plural cis·ter·nae [si-stur-nee]. /sɪˈstɜr ni/. Anatomy.

Origin of cisterna

OTHER WORDS FROM cisterna

Words nearby cisterna

Example sentences from the Web for cisterna

British Dictionary definitions for cisterna

noun plural -nae (-niː)

Word Origin for cisterna

Words related to cisterna

Medical definitions for cisterna

n. pl. cis•ter•nae (-nē′)

Other words from cisterna