Meanings
noun
- anatomyA dilated sac at the lower end of the thoracic duct into which lymph from the intestinal trunk and two lumbar lymphatic trunks flows
Synonyms: chylocyst, receptaculum chyli
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA dilated sac at the lower end of the thoracic duct into which lymph from the intestinal trunk and two lumbar lymphatic trunks flows
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Translations
Arabic صِهْرِيج الكيلوس
- صِهْرِيج الكيلوسcisterna chyli
Czech mízojem
- mízojemcisterna chyli
German Lendenzisterne
- Lendenzisternecisterna chyli
Latin cisterna chȳlī
- cisterna chȳlīcisterna chyli
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