Look up: thoracic-duct

1. thoracic duct
   [n] - the major duct of the lymphatic system
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2. Thoracic Duct
   The main channel of the lymphatic system that returns lymph fluid (circulating tissue fluid) to the blood circulation. The thoracic duct joins the blood circulatory system just above the heart.
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3. Thoracic Duct
   This is the body's main lymph collecting vessel. It starts in the little collecting bladder in the abdomen (the cisterna chyli), moves up the center of the body in front of the spinal chord, alongside the esophagus and aorta to the neck, where it drains into the left subclavian vein.
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4. Thoracic duct
   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.
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5. thoracic duct
   The major efferent lymph duct into which lymph from most of the peripheral lymph nodes drains. Recirculating lymphocytes that have left the circulation in the lymph node return to the blood through the thoracic duct.
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6. thoracic duct
   <anatomy> The major efferent lymph duct into which lymph from most of the peripheral lymph nodes drains. ... Recirculating lymphocytes that have left the circulation in the lymph node return to the blood through the thoracic duct. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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7. thoracic duct
   noun the major duct of the lymphatic system
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8. thoracic duct
   a duct beginning in the cisterna chyli and emptying into the venous system at the junction of the left subclavian and left internal jugular veins. It acts as a channel for the collection of lymph from the portions of the body below the diaphragm and from the left side of the body above the diaphragm.
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9. thoracic duct
   Type: Term Definitions: 1. the largest lymph vessel in the body, beginning at the cisterna chyli at about the level of the second lumbar vertebra; the abdominal part extends superiorly to pass through the aortic hiatus in the diaphragm, where it becomes the thoracic part and ascends through the post...
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10. Thoracic Duct
    The thoracic duct is the principal vessel of the lymphatic system. It begins in the abdomen, close in front of the spinal column at the level of the second lumbar vertebra, as the receptaculum chyli, and running upwards to the root of the neck curves a little to the left, and arches over to empty it...
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11. THORACIC DUCT
    The largest lymph channel in the body, which begins in the abdomen at the junction of the intestinal, lumbar, and descending intercostal trunks, and ends at the junction of the left subclavian and internal jugular veins.
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12. thoracic duct
    The major lymphatic vessel of the body that drains lymph from the entire body, except for the upper right quadrant, and returns it to the left subclavian vein.
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13. thoracic duct
    The major lymphatic vessel of the body that drains lymph from the entire body, except for the upper right quadrant, and returns it to the left subclavian vein.
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14. Thoracic duct
    In human anatomy, the `thoracic duct` of the lymphatic system is the largest lymphatic vessel in the body. It is also known as the left lymphatic duct, alimentary duct, chyliferous duct, and Van Hoorne`s canal. It collects most of the lymph in the body (except that from t...
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15. thoracic part of thoracic duct
    Type: Term Definitions: 1. portion of the thoracic duct within the thorax, from aortic hiatus to the level of the first thoracic vertebra. Synonyms: pars thoracica ductus thoracici
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16. thoracic part of thoracic duct
    Synonym for pars thoracica ductus thoracici ... thoracic part of thoracic duct ...
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