CISTERNA

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: cisternae   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A sac or cavity containing fluid especially lymph or cerebrospinal fluid

Synonyms:

cistern; cisterna

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

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

sac (a structure resembling a bag in an animal)

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