cisterna

[ si-stur-nuh ]

noun

, Anatomy.

, plural cis·ter·nae [si-, stur, -nee].

1. cistern ( def 2 ).

cisterna

/ sɪˈstɜːnə /

noun

1. a sac or partially closed space containing body fluid, esp lymph or cerebrospinal fluid

Other Words From

• cis·ternal adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of cisterna¹

< New Latin, Latin

Word History and Origins

Origin of cisterna¹

New Latin, from Latin; see cistern

Example Sentences

Cisterna di Roma, a dozen kilometres further on, is a typical hill top town overlooking the Pontine Marshes below.

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And you expect to keep your children alive if you send them to Cisterna?

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In area aedis Studianae est cisterna, cujus lateritias cameras sustinent viginti tres columnae excelsae Corinthiae.'

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Long days of rowing on the lake of Albano, and boar-hunting at Cisterna, made him strong and active.

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