"Cisterna Magna" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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One of three principal openings in the SUBARACHNOID SPACE. They are also known as cerebellomedullary cistern, and collectively as cisterns.
| Descriptor ID |
D002946
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A08.186.566.166.686.351
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