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Definition of Cistern

1. Noun. A sac or cavity containing fluid especially lymph or cerebrospinal fluid.

2. Noun. A tank that holds the water used to flush a toilet.

3. Noun. An artificial reservoir for storing liquids; especially an underground tank for storing rainwater.

Definition of Cistern

1. n. An artificial reservoir or tank for holding water, beer, or other liquids.

Definition of Cistern

1. Noun. A reservoir or tank for holding water, especially for catching and holding rainwater for later use. ¹

2. Noun. (context: technical) In a flush toilet, the container in which the water used for flushing is held; a toilet tank. ¹

3. Noun. (anatomy) A cisterna. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Cistern

1. a water tank [n -S]

Medical Definition of Cistern

1. A closed, fluid-filled sac or vesicle found on a Golgi apparatus comprising the dictyosomes. (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cistern

cissier cissies cissiest cissoid cissoidal cissoids cissus cissuses cissy cist

cistactic cistacticity cisted cistern (current term) cistern of chiasm cistern of cytoplasmic reticulum cistern of great cerebral vein cistern of great vein of cerebrum cistern of lateral fossa of cerebrum cistern of nuclear envelope

cisterna cisterna ambiens cisterna basalis cisterna caryothecae cisterna cerebellomedullaris cisterna chiasmatis cisterna chyli cisterna cruralis

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