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cisterna
noun[ C ]
anatomy specializeduk /sɪˈstɜː.nə/ us /sɪsˈtɚ.nə/pluralcisternaeuk /sɪˈstɜː.ni/ us /sɪsˈtɚ.ni/
a closed tube or sac(= bag) inside the body that is filled with liquid:
The membranes form a system of flattened sacs, like sheets, which are called cisternae.
The endoplasmic reticulum is an interconnected array of tubules and cisternae.
The host cells possessed a relatively regular individual membraneous cisterna.
Cisterna chyli is a lymph sac lying in front of the L1 and L2 vertebrae.
Electron microscopy revealed an extensive network of intracellular membranes forming vacuoles, vesicles, and cisternae.
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