(anatomy) A dilated sac at the lower end of the thoracic duct into which lymph from the intestinal trunk and two lumbar lymphatic trunks flows

plural of cistophorus

an Asiatic coin, worth about four drachmas, on which was stamped a cista

(cytology) A proposed transport mechanism of protein through the Golgi apparatus in which the cisternae move, beginning at the cis face and progressing via the medial face to the trans face.

Alternative form of cystic

radiography of the basal cisterns of the brain

Pertaining to a cistron

(zoology) Any extinct mammal-like reptile in the family Cistecephalidae.

(Ornithology) Any of the warblers in the family Cisticolidae.

plural of cistecephalid