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upper part of cisterna chyli

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A dilated sac at the lower end of the thoracic duct into which lymph from the intestinal trunk and two lumbar lymphatic trunks flow. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cisterna_chyli ]

Synonyms: atypical confluence of lymph trunks, chyle cistern, cisterna chyli, cistern of Pecquet

Term info

database cross reference
  • UMLS:C0008840 (ncithesaurus:Chyle_Cistern)
  • FMA:5835
  • Wikipedia:Cisterna_chyli
  • EHDAA2:0000253
  • EHDAA:8679
  • NCIT:C34126
  • SCTID:279088007
Subsets

human_reference_atlas

UBPROP 0000008

In dogs, it is located to the left and often ventral to the aorta; in cats it is left and dorsal; in guinea pigs it runs to the left and drains into the left innominate vein

depicted by

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/75/Gray599.png

has related synonym

chyle cistern, receptaculum chyli, cysterna chyli

id

UBERON:0005435

prefLabel

Cisterna chyli

present in taxon

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_9606