CISTERNA (cisternae)

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: cisternae   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does cisterna mean? 

• CISTERNA (noun)
  The noun CISTERNA has 1 sense:

1. a sac or cavity containing fluid especially lymph or cerebrospinal fluid

  Familiarity information: CISTERNA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CISTERNA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A sac or cavity containing fluid especially lymph or cerebrospinal fluid

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

cistern; cisterna

Hypernyms ("cisterna" is a kind of...):

sac (a structure resembling a bag in an animal)

 Context examples 

Administration within the cisterna magna cerebellomedularis.

(Intracisternal Route of Administration, Food and Drug Administration/CDISC)

It could be performed by direct injection into the cisterna magna or via permanently positioned tube.

(Intracisternal Route of Administration, NCI Thesaurus)

A system of cisternae in the CYTOPLASM of many cells.

(Endoplasmic Reticulum, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)