Cisterna Definition

sĭ-stûrnə
cisternae
noun
cisternae
A fluid-containing sac or cavity in the body of an organism.
American Heritage Medicine
A cistern; specif., any of the enlarged spaces below the arachnoid.
Webster's New World
One of the saclike vesicles that comprise the endoplasmic reticulum.
American Heritage Medicine
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Other Word Forms of Cisterna

Noun

Singular:
cisterna
Plural:
cisternae

Origin of Cisterna

  • Latin cistern cistern

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Cisterna Sentence Examples

  • In 1867 he married Princess Maria Vittoria dal Pozzo della Cisterna, who bore him three sons, viz.

  • It is probably to be sought between Velletri and Cisterna.

  • The cistern of Bin Bir Derek (cistern of Illus) with its 22 4 columns, each built up with three shafts, and the cistern Yeri Batan Serai (Cisterna Basilica) with its 420 columns show what covered cisterns were, on a grand scale.

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Words Starting With

CCICIS

Words Ending With

ANARNA

Unscrambles

cisterna

Words Starting With C and Ending With A

Starts With C & Ends With AStarts With CI & Ends With AStarts With C & Ends With NA

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