receptaculum Pecqueti

receptaculum Pecqueti
cisterna chyli.

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  • receptaculum — A receptacle. SYN: reservoir. [L. fr. re cipio, pp. ceptus, to receive, fr. capio, to take] r. chyli SYN: cisterna chyli. r. ganglii petrosi SYN: petrosal fossula. r. pecqueti SYN: cisterna chyli. * * * n. the dilated portion of a tubular… …   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

  • 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

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

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