See Also: cistern(dictionary)
cistern(dictionary)
cistern(medicine)
superior cistern(medicine)
pontine cistern(medicine)
lumbar cistern(medicine)
interpeduncular cistern(medicine)
Pecquet's cistern(medicine)
chiasmatic cistern(medicine)
Sylvian cistern(medicine)

cistern (iou)



cistern noun. ME.
[Old French cisterne (mod. citerne) from Latin cisterna, formed as CIST noun2.]
An artificial reservoir for storing water, esp. one in the roof-space of a house etc. supplying the taps, or above a water-closet. ME.
A large vessel for water or other liquid, esp. one used (a) for personal washing, (b) at the dinner-table. L16.
A natural reservoir or depression containing water, e.g. a pond. E17.
A fluid-filled cavity in an organism or cell; esp. a reservoir of cerebrospinal fluid in the subarachnoid space. E17.