Associations to the word «Cisterna»
Adjective
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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