crista
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
crista /ˈkrɪstə/
▶noun (pl. cristae /-tiː/)
- 1 Anatomy & Zoology a ridge or crest.
- 2 Biology each of the partitions in a mitochondrion formed by folding of the inner membrane.
– derivatives
cristate adjective.
cristate adjective.
– origin C19: from L., ‘tuft, plume, crest’.
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