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cisternae

cisternae is the plural of cisterna.

Meaning of cisterna

Noun

cisterna (plural cisternae)

  1. Any of the various membranes sections comprising some organelles like the Golgi apparatus and the endoplasmic reticulum.

Phrases with cisternae

Questions about cisternae

What is cisternae the plural of?
Cisternae is the plural of cisterna.

Words near cisternae in the dictionary

  1. cistern epiphyte
  2. cistern epiphytes
  3. cisterna
  4. cisterna chyli
  5. cisterna magna
  6. cisternae
  7. cisternal
  8. cisternal maturation model
  9. cisterned
  10. cisternful
  11. cisternfuls

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