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Definition of Cisternae
1. cisterna [n] - See also: cisterna
Medical Definition of Cisternae
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Cisternae
Literary usage of Cisternae
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine (1903)
"The most striking characteristic of these cells was the hypertrophy of the
protein-synthetizing apparatus: prominent nucleoli and numerous cisternae of ..."
2. Contributions to Medical and Biological Research by William Osler (1919)
"At autopsy the basal foramina were found to be patent, but absorption was limited
to the spinal subarachnoid space by an exudate involving the cisternae. ..."
3. Manual of Practical Anatomy by Daniel John Cunningham (1921)
"... oblongata and pons, and turning the two pieces gently aside. The division must
be made in the median plane with scissors. Certain of the cisternae ..."
4. Elements of Histology by Edward Klein (1884)
"the peritoneum is called the septum cisternae lym- ... mesenterium, septum
cisternae) are ciliated. 34. The omentum and parts of the pleura are, ..."
5. Cunningham's Manual of Practical Anatomy by Daniel John Cunningham (1914)
"Grey matter of cerebral gyri. space; their walls are directly connected with the
subarachnoid trabeculae and are bathed by the subarachnoid fluid. cisternae ..."
6. Local and Regional Anesthesia: With Chapters on Spinal, Epidural by Carroll Woolsey Allen (1920)
"... while the sinus cavernosus and the cisternae of the arachnoid membrane remain
free; on the other hand, aqueous solution of methylene-blue is diffused ..."
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