Usually means: Large cerebrospinal fluid-filled space.
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Definitions from Wiktionary (cisterna magna)

noun:  A region in the brain posterior to the medulla oblongata, below the cerebellum; cerebrospinal fluid enters from the fourth ventricle.

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