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cisterna

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.61 in modern English

Syllables
cis-ter-na
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Etymology

From Latin cisterna. Doublet of cistern.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

cisternae (plural)

Derived Forms

intercisternal

Phrases

cisterna chyli cisterna magna terminal cisterna

Synonyms

cistern

Questions

What does cisterna mean?
Any of the various membranes sections comprising some organelles like the Golgi apparatus and the endoplasmic reticulum.
Where does cisterna come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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