In human anatomy, the thoracic duct is the largest lymphatic vessel of the lymphatic system. It is also known as the left lymphatic duct, alimentary duct, chyliferous duct, and Van Hoorne`s canal. In adults, the thoracic duct is typically 38-45cm in length and an average diameter of about 5mm. The vessel usually starts from the level of the secon....
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The largest lymphatic vessel in the human body, being about 41 cm (16 in) long and 0.6 cm (0.25 in) wide. The thoracic duct carries the mixture of lymph and chyme from the cisterna chyli upwards through the thorax to the left subclavian vein in the root of the neck. Changes in pressure in the body...
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<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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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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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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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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The main lymph duct of the body. It begins in abdomen and goes into the thorax, beside the aorta and the esophagus ending in the Left Subclavian Vein that receives lymph.
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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 posterior mediastinum to form the arch of the thoracic...
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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.
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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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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 itself into the venous blood-stream at the junction ...
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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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n] - the major duct of the lymphatic system
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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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noun the major duct of the lymphatic system
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