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cisterna

Cisterna (noun) means any of the various membranes sections comprising some organelles like the Golgi apparatus and the endoplasmic reticulum.

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

From Latin cisterna. Doublet of cistern.

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"cisterna" (noun) means any of the various membranes sections comprising some organelles like the Golgi apparatus and the endoplasmic reticulum.

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