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Definition of Crista
1. Noun. The internal compartments formed by the inner membrane of a mitochondrion, where many chemical reactions take place. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Crista
1. a part of a cell [n -TAE]
Medical Definition of Crista
1. Synonym: crest. Origin: L. Crest (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Crista
Literary usage of Crista
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Introduction to Entomology by John Henry Comstock (1920)
"Siebold's organ or the crista acustica.—On the outer face of the front branch of
the large trachea of the leg there is a third ..."
2. Diseases of the Ear by Philip D. Kerrison (1921)
"The crista acustica of each semicircular canal is situated in that part of the
... Each crista acustica occurs as a transverse elevation or ridge across ..."
3. Medical Lexicon: A Dictionary of Medical Science; Containing a Concise by Robley Dunglison (1874)
"... see crista of Ilium — c. of the Pubis, see crista of the Pubis — c. of the
Tibia, see crista of the Tibia — c. of the Urethra, see crista ..."
4. English Botany; Or, Coloured Figures of British Plants, with Their Essential ...by Sir James Edward Smith, James Sowerby by Sir James Edward Smith, James Sowerby (1803)
"HYPNUM crista-castrensis. Ostrich-plume Feather-moss. ... 1387, which English
botanists had mistaken for crista-castrensis. ..."
5. Mosses with a Hand-lens: A Non-technical Handbook of the More Common and by Abel Joel Grout (1905)
"H. crista-CASTRENSIS L., the Plume Moss, is common on decayed wood and stumps in
cool moist woods in New England and New York, and probably throughout our ..."
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