Usually means: Membrane folds in mitochondria, energy.
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  1. cristae: Merriam-Webster
  2. cristae: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. cristae: Collins English Dictionary
  4. cristae: Wordnik
  5. cristae: Wiktionary
  6. cristae: Dictionary.com
  7. Cristae: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
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  1. cristae: Encyclopedia

Medicine (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. cristae: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
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  3. cristae: Medical dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (crista)

noun:  (cytology) Any of the internal compartments formed by the inner membrane of a mitochondrion, where many chemical reactions take place.
noun:  (dentistry) A dental crest.
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