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单词 cisterna
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cisterna


cis·ter·na

C0370700 (sĭ-stûr′nə)n. pl. cis·ter·nae (-nē) 1. Anatomy A fluid-containing sac or cavity in the body of an organism. Also called reservoir.2. Cytology One of the saclike vesicles that comprise the endoplasmic reticulum.
[Latin, cistern; see cistern.]
cis·ter′nal adj.

cisterna

(sɪˈstɜːnə) n, pl -nae (-niː) (Anatomy) a sac or partially closed space containing body fluid, esp lymph or cerebrospinal fluid[New Latin, from Latin; see cistern]

cis•tern

(ˈsɪs tərn)

n. 1. a reservoir, tank, or container for storing or holding water or other liquid. 2. a reservoir or receptacle of some natural fluid of the body. [1250–1300; Middle English < Latin cisterna <cist(a) chest]
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Noun1.cisterna - a sac or cavity containing fluid especially lymph or cerebrospinal fluidcisternsac - a structure resembling a bag in an animal
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cisterna

 [sis-ter´nah] (pl. cister´nae) (L.) cistern.cisterna cerebellomedulla´ris poste´rior the enlarged subarachnoid space between the undersurface of the cerebellum and the posterior surface of the medulla oblongata; called also cisterna magna.cisterna chy´li the dilated portion of the thoracic duct at its origin in the lumbar region; called also receptaculum chyli.cisterna mag´na c. cerebellomedullaris posterior.

cis·tern

(sis'tern), [TA] 1. Any cavity or enclosed space serving as a reservoir, especially for chyle, lymph, or cerebrospinal fluid. 2. An ultramicroscopic space occurring between the membranes of the flattened sacs of the endoplasmic reticulum, the Golgi complex, or the two membranes of the nuclear envelope. Synonym(s): cisterna [TA] [L. cisterna]

cisterna

(sĭ-stûr′nə)n. pl. cister·nae (-nē) 1. Anatomy A fluid-containing sac or cavity in the body of an organism. Also called reservoir.2. Cytology One of the saclike vesicles that comprise the endoplasmic reticulum.
cis·ter′nal adj.

cis·tern

(sis'tĕrn) [TA] 1. Any cavity or enclosed space serving as a reservoir, especially for chyle, lymph, or cerebrospinal fluid. 2. An ultramicroscopic space occurring between the membranes of the flattened sacs of the endoplasmic reticulum, the Golgi complex, or the two membranes of the nuclear envelope.
Synonym(s): cisterna [TA] .

cisterna

An enclosed space acting as a fluid reservoir. The cisterna magna is a space filled with cerebrospinal fluid lying between the CEREBELLUM and the MEDULLA OBLONGATA.

cisterna

(pl. cisternae) a cellular space enclosed by a membrane, as in the GOLGI APPARATUS and the ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM of cells, and the arachnoid space in the brain.
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Related to cisterna: Cisterna magna, Cisterna chyli
  • noun

Synonyms for cisterna

noun a sac or cavity containing fluid especially lymph or cerebrospinal fluid

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  • cistern

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  • sac
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