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(kris′tə)

noun pl. cristae

Anat., Zool. any of various crestlike structures, as a saclike projection extending inward from the inner membrane of mitochondria

Origin: L, a crest, comb: see crest

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noun pl. cris·tae (-tē)

Anatomy A crest or ridge, as on the top of a bone.
Biology One of the inward projections or folds of the inner membrane of a mitochondrion.

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Origin: Latin; see sker-² in Indo-European roots

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