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crista
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cris·ta  (krst)
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  (krst)
Plural cristae (krst)
Any of the folds of the inner membrane of a mitochondrion. See more at mitochondrion.


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These sensory cells are found in the cristae at the ampullated ends of the semicircular canals and in the maculae of the utricle and sacculus.
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