crista (redirected from cristae cutis)

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.

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

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crista  (krst)

Plural cristae (krst)

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