- left lymphatic duct
- left lymphatic duct n THORACIC DUCT
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ductus thoracicus.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
left lymphatic duct
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Thoracic duct — A vascular structure which recirculates lymph into the blood stream. It begins in the abdomen and tracks alongside the aorta and esophagus to eventually join with the left brachiocephalic vein. * * * thoracic duct n the main trunk of the system… … Medical dictionary
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thoracic duct — one of the two main trunks of the lymphatic system. It receives lymph from both legs, the lower abdomen, left thorax, left side of the head, and left arm and drains into the left innominate vein … The new mediacal dictionary
thoracic duct — n. the main canal of the lymphatic system, passing along the front of the spinal column, collecting lymph and conveying it into the left subclavian vein … English World dictionary
thoracic duct — noun Date: circa 1741 the main trunk of the system of lymphatic vessels that lies along the front of the spinal column and opens into the left subclavian vein … New Collegiate Dictionary
ductus thoracicus — [TA] thoracic duct: the largest lymph channel in the body, which collects lymph from the portions of the body below the diaphragm and from the left side of the body above the diaphragm; it begins in the abdomen (pars abdominalis) at the junction… … Medical dictionary
