cisterna
[ si-stur-nuh ]
/ sɪˈstɜr nə /
noun, plural cis·ter·nae [si-stur-nee] /sɪˈstɜr ni/. Anatomy.
Origin of cisterna
< New Latin, Latin
OTHER WORDS FROM cisterna
cis·ter·nal, adjectiveWords nearby cisterna
cist,
cistaceous,
cistercian,
cistern,
cistern barometer,
cisterna,
cisternal puncture,
cisternography,
cistron,
cistus,
cistvaen
Example sentences from the Web for cisterna
Cisterna di Roma, a dozen kilometres further on, is a typical hill top town overlooking the Pontine Marshes below.
Italian Highways and Byways from a Motor Car |Francis MiltounLong days of rowing on the lake of Albano, and boar-hunting at Cisterna, made him strong and active.
The Red True Story Book |VariousAnd you expect to keep your children alive if you send them to Cisterna?
Alone |Norman Douglas
British Dictionary definitions for cisterna
cisterna
/ (sɪˈstɜːnə) /
noun plural -nae (-niː)
a sac or partially closed space containing body fluid, esp lymph or cerebrospinal fluid
Word Origin for cisterna
New Latin, from Latin; see
cistern
Medical definitions for cisterna
cisterna
[ sĭ-stûr′nə ]
n. pl. cis•ter•nae (-nē′)
A cavity or enclosed space serving as a reservoir, especially for chyle, lymph, or cerebrospinal fluid.
An ultramicroscopic space or channel occurring between the membranes of the flattened sacs of the endoplasmic reticulum, the Golgi complex, or the two membranes of the nuclear envelope.