crista /cris·ta/ (kris´tah) pl. cris´tae [L.] crest.
crista.
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 s t )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
see crest (1).
crista ampullare
see ampullary crest.
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