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crista /cris·ta/ (kris´tah) pl. cris´tae [L.] crest.

cris´tae cu´tis dermal ridges; ridges of the skin produced by the projecting papillae of the dermis on the palm of the hand or sole of the foot, producing a fingerprint or footprint characteristic of the individual.

crista gal´li a thick, triangular process projecting superiorly from the cribriform plate of the ethmoid bone.

mitochondrial cristae numerous narrow transverse infoldings of the inner membrane of a mitochondrion.

cris·ta (kr

)

n. pl. cris·tae (-t

)

1. A ridge, crest, or elevated line projecting from a level or evenly rounded surface.

2. One of the inward projections or folds of the inner membrane of a mitochondrion.

crista.

See crest.

crista [kris´tah] (pl. cris´tae) (L.)

crest.

cris´tae cu´tis dermal ridges.

crista gal´li a thick, triangular process projecting upward from the cribriform plate of the ethmoid bone.

crista

see crest (1).

crista ampullare

see ampullary crest.

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