crista

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cris·ta (kr

)

n. pl. cris·tae (-t

)

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.

[Latin; see sker-² in Indo-European roots.]

crista [ˈkrɪstə]

n pl -tae [-tiː]

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) Biology a structure resembling a ridge or crest, such as that formed by folding of the inner membrane of a mitochondrion

[from Latin: crest]

crista (kr

)

Plural cristae (kr

)

Any of the folds of the inner membrane of a mitochondrion. See more at mitochondrion.

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