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noun
Any of the various membranes sections comprising some organelles like the Golgi apparatus and the endoplasmic reticulum.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
a sac or cavity containing fluid especially lymph or cerebrospinal fluid
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: cistern
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: sac
History
From Latin cisterna. Doublet of cistern.
Across languages
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