Medical Definition of Chyle cistern

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 Chyle Cistern

chyack
chyacked
chyacking
chyacks
chyazate
chyazates
chyazic
chyazic acid
chyl-
chylaceous
chylaemia
chylangioma
chylaqueous
chylde
chyle
chyle cistern (current term)
chyle corpuscle
chyle cyst
chyle peritonitis
chyle vessel
chyles
chylidrosis
chylifaction
chylifactive
chylifactory
chyliferous
chylific
chylification
chylified
chylifies

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