(historical) A small receptacle for sacred utensils carried in festivals in Ancient Greece.

(archaeology) A crypt cut into rock, chalk, or a tree trunk, especially a coffin formed by placing stone slabs on edge and topping them with a horizontal slab or slabs.

plural of cist

A region in the brain posterior to the medulla oblongata, below the cerebellum; cerebrospinal fluid enters from the fourth ventricle.

cisterna magna

A reservoir or tank for holding water, especially for catching and holding rainwater for later use. / In a flush toilet, the container in which the water used for flushing is held; a toilet tank.

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

plural of cistus

plural of cistern

(microbiology) The set of DNA segments (cis) of a transacting factor on a genome scale. / (microbiology) A map of all locations effected by the estrogen receptor.