cisterna chyli

cisterna chyli
cisterna chy·li -'kī-.lī n, pl cisternae chyli a dilated lymph channel usu. opposite the first and second lumbar vertebrae and marking the beginning of the thoracic duct

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[TA] a dilated portion of the thoracic duct at its origin in the lumbar region; it receives several lymph-collecting vessels, including the intestinal, lumbar, and descending intercostal trunks. Called also chylocyst, cistern of Pecquet, receptaculum chyli, and receptaculum Pecqueti.


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