crista

(kris)

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

See crista in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. cris·tae (-tē)
  1. Anatomy A crest or ridge, as on the top of a bone.
  2. Biology One of the inward projections or folds of the inner membrane of a mitochondrion.

Origin:

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

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