ambient cistern

am·bi·ent cis·tern

[TA]
a cistern located on the lateral aspect of the midbrain and dorsally continuous with the quadrigeminal cistern; the ambient cistern is sometimes defined as including the quadrigeminal cistern.
Synonym(s): cisterna ambiens [TA]
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