cistern of Pecquet

cistern of Pecquet
cisterna chyli.

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  • cistern of pecquet — pəˈkā Usage: usually capitalized P Etymology: after Jean Pecquet died 1674 French physician and anatomist : cisterna chyli …   Useful english dictionary

  • Pecquet cistern (reservoir) duct — Pec·quet cistern (reservoir), duct (pĕ kaґ) [Jean Pecquet, French anatomist, 1622–1674] see cisterna chyli and ductus thoracicus …   Medical dictionary

  • cistern — 1. [TA] Any cavity or enclosed space serving as a reservoir, especially for chyle, lymph, or cerebrospinal fluid. 2. An ultramicroscopic space occurring between the membranes of the flattened sacs of the endoplasmic reticulum …   Medical dictionary

  • Pecquet — Jean, French anatomist, 1622–1674. See P. cistern, P. duct, receptaculum pecqueti, P. reservoir …   Medical dictionary

  • Jean Pecquet — Jean Pecquet(1622 1674) was a French scientist from Dieppe. He studied the expansion of air, wrote on psychology, and is also known for investigating the thoracic duct. Furthermore, he studied the nature of vision.LifeHe studied medicine at… …   Wikipedia

  • cisterna chyli — cisterna chy·li kī .lī n, pl cisternae chyli a dilated lymph channel usu. opposite the first and second lumbar vertebrae and marking the beginning of the thoracic duct * * * [TA] a dilated portion of the thoracic duct at its origin in the lumbar… …   Medical dictionary

  • cisterna — SYN: cistern. [L. an underground cistern for water, fr. cista, a box] c. ambiens [TA] SYN: ambient cistern. c. basalis SYN: interpeduncular cistern. c. caryothecae the space between the internal and external membranes of the nuclear …   Medical dictionary

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