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Definition of Cisterna
1. Noun. A sac or cavity containing fluid especially lymph or cerebrospinal fluid.
Definition of Cisterna
1. Noun. (biology) Any of the various membranes sections comprising some organelles like the Golgi apparatus and the endoplasmic reticulum. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Cisterna
1. a fluid-containing sac [n -NAE]
Medical Definition of Cisterna
1. 1. Any cavity or enclosed space serving as a reservoir, especially for chyle, lymph, or cerebrospinal fluid. 2. An ultramicroscopic space occurring between the membranes of the flattened sacs of the endoplasmic reticulum, the Golgi complex, or the two membranes of the nuclear envelope. Synonym: cistern. Origin: L. An underground cistern for water, fr. Cista, a box (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cisterna
Literary usage of Cisterna
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Cunningham's Manual of Practical Anatomy by Daniel John Cunningham (1914)
"Three such apertures are described in connection with the fourth ventricle, whilst
another slit, on each side, is said to lead from the cisterna ..."
2. The Origin and Development of the Lymphatic System by Florence Rena Sabin (1913)
"ILIAC SAC—cisterna CHYLI. I can now bring some evidence to show that the iliac
lymphatics which drain the legs, tail and abdominal wall, and the cisterna ..."
3. The History of the Papal States: From Their Origin to the Present Day by John Miley (1850)
"The burgh of cisterna, a melancholy looking place and the last aggregate of
habitations to be ... To the south of cisterna, the soil is flat, argillaceous, ..."
4. Manual of Practical Anatomy by Daniel John Cunningham (1921)
"the posterior part of the inferior surface of the cerebellum, and so open the
large cisterna cerebello-medullaris. It lies between the inferior verm is of ..."
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