cistern /cis·tern/ (sis´tern) a closed space serving as a reservoir for fluid, e.g., one of the enlarged spaces of the body containing lymph or other fluid.cister´nal
cistern
terminal cisterns pairs of transversely oriented channels that are confluent with the sarcotubules, which together with an intermediate T tubule constitute a triad of skeletal muscle.
cis·tern (s s t rn)n. A cisterna. |
cistern
[sis′tərn]
Etymology: L, cisterna, vessel
a storage reservoir for fluids.
cistern
a closed space serving as a reservoir for lymph or other body fluids, especially one of the enlarged subarachnoid spaces containing cerebrospinal fluid.
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