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Cistern (neuroanatomy) — Diagram showing the positions of the three principal subarachnoid cisternæ. Latin cisterna Gray s … Wikipedia
CISTERN — (Heb. בּוֹר, bor), a subterranean artificially hewn reservoir for storing rainwater. Common in the highland regions of Palestine, diversion channels brought surface run off rainwater during the short rainy season to the mouth of the cistern.… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Great Thatch ruin — is a ruin on Great Thatch island in the British Virgin Islands. The ruin probably dates from the sugar plantation era, but may be earlier. It was presumed abandoned during the economic collapse of the British Virgin Islands during the mid 1800s,… … Wikipedia
Cistern of great cerebral vein — Brain: Cistern of great cerebral vein Latin cisterna venae magnae cerebri, cisterna ambiens, cisterna superioris [1] Gray s subject #193 877 The cistern of great cerebral vein (quadrigeminal cistern) is a dilation of the subarachnoid space… … Wikipedia
Cistern of lamina terminalis — The cistern of lamina terminalis is a cistern of the subarachnoid space in the brain. This particular cistern lies in front of (rostral to) the lamina terminalis and anterior commissure between the two frontal lobes of the cerebrum.[1] The… … Wikipedia
cistern — 1. [TA] Any cavity or enclosed space serving as a reservoir, especially for chyle, lymph, or cerebrospinal fluid. 2. An ultramicroscopic space occurring between the membranes of the flattened sacs of the endoplasmic reticulum … Medical dictionary
Great Isaac Cay, Bahamas — It is accessible only by boat.The most prominent feature of the island is its lighthouse, which was built in 1859, and stands about 151 feet (46 meters) tall. It has been inactive since about 2000. On August 4, 1969, the station was discovered to … Wikipedia
cistern of great cerebral vein — cisterna quadrigeminalis … Medical dictionary
Basilica Cistern — The Basilica Cistern ( tr. Yerebatan Sarayı or Yerebatan Sarnıcı ), is the largest of several hundred ancient cisterns that still lie beneath the city of Istanbul, former Constantinople, Turkey. The cistern, located in the historical peninsula of … Wikipedia
Chiasmatic cistern — Brain: Chiasmatic cistern Latin cisterna chiasmatica Gray s subject #193 877 NeuroLex ID birnlex 4003 In front, the cisterna interpeduncularis extends forward across the optic c … Wikipedia
