crista

cris·ta

C0751600 (krĭs′tə)n. pl. cris·tae (-tē) 1. Anatomy A crest or ridge, as on the top of a bone.2. Biology One of the inward projections or folds of the inner membrane of a mitochondrion.

[Latin; see sker- in Indo-European roots.]

crista

(ˈkrɪstə) n, pl -tae (-tiː) (Biology) biology a structure resembling a ridge or crest, such as that formed by folding of the inner membrane of a mitochondrion[C20: from Latin: crest]

cris•ta

(ˈkrɪs tə)

n., pl. -tae (-tē). Anat., Zool. a crest or ridge. [1840–50; < Latin: a crest, tuft, comb]

cris·ta

(krĭs′tə) Plural cristae (krĭs′tē) One of the folds of the inner membrane of a mitochondrion. See more at mitochondrion.

Translations

crista

[kris´tah] (pl. cris´tae) (L.) crest.cris´tae cu´tis dermal ridges.crista gal´li a thick, triangular process projecting upward from the cribriform plate of the ethmoid bone.

CREST

(krest), [TA] Acronym for calcinosis, Raynaud phenomenon, esophageal motility disorders, sclerodactyly, and telangiectasia. See: CREST syndrome.

crest

(krest), [TA] 1. A ridge, especially a bony ridge.
See also: crista. 2. The ridge of the neck of a male animal, especially of a stallion or bull. 3. Feathers on the top of a bird's head, or fin rays on the top of a fish's head. Synonym(s): crista [TA] [L. crista]

crista

(krĭs′tə)n. pl. cris·tae (-tē) 1. Anatomy A crest or ridge, as on the top of a bone.2. Biology One of the inward projections or folds of the inner membrane of a mitochondrion.

crest

(krest) [TA] A ridge, especially a bony ridge.
Synonym(s): crista [TA] . [L. crista]

crista

A crest or ridge.

crista

(pl. cristae) a fold in the inner membrane of a MITOCHONDRION enclosing a cisterna-like space inside the fold, on which the electron-transport reactions of AEROBIC RESPIRATION take place.

crest

(krest) [TA] A ridge, especially a bony ridge.
Synonym(s): crista [TA] . [L. crista]

Acronym

Definition

CRISTA➣Cryogenic Infrared Spectrometers and Telescopes for the Atmosphere