n, pl  -nae   :  CISTERN:as  a  :  CISTERNA MAGNA  b  :  CISTERNA CHYLI  c  :  one of the interconnected flattened vesicles or tubules comprising the endoplasmic reticulum .
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  cis·tern  cis·tron 
 
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