Medical Definition of Pecquet's reservoir

1. A dilated sac at the lower end of the thoracic duct into which the intestinal trunk and two lumbar lymphatic trunks open; it occurs inconstantly and when present is located posterior to the aorta on the anterior aspect of the bodies of the first and second lumbar vertebrae. Synonym: ampulla chyli, chyle cistern, chylocyst, Pecquet's cistern, Pecquet's reservoir, receptaculum chyli, receptaculum pecqueti. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pecquet's Reservoir

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peckishly
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pecky
peck at
pecopteris
pecopteris
pecora
pecorini
pecorino
pecorinos
Pecos
Pecos River
Pecquet's cistern
Pecquet's duct
Pecquet's reservoir
pecs
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pectases
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pectates
Pecten
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pectenitis
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pectens
pecten analis
pecten band

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