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cisterna
Updated on 04/19/2018
n.
(
pl.
cisternae
)
in anatomy, an enlarged space, such as the
cisterna magna
in the brain.
in cell biology, a flattened membranous sac within the
Golgi apparatus
of a cell.
—cisternal
adj.
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