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Descriptor English: Thoracic Duct
Descriptor Spanish: Conducto Torácico
Descriptor conducto torácico
Entry term(s) cisterna del quilo
Scope note: El mayor vaso linfático que discurre a través del tórax y drena en la VENA SUBCLAVIA.
Descriptor Portuguese: Ducto Torácico
Descriptor French: Conduit thoracique
Entry term(s): Chyli, Cisterna
Chylus, Cisterna
Cisterna Chyli
Cisterna Chylus
Duct, Thoracic
Ducts, Thoracic
Thoracic Ducts
Tree number(s): A15.382.520.301.750
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D013897
Scope note: The largest lymphatic vessel that passes through the chest and drains into the SUBCLAVIAN VEIN.
Allowable Qualifiers: AB abnormalities
AH anatomy & histology
BS blood supply
CH chemistry
CY cytology
DE drug effects
DG diagnostic imaging
EM embryology
EN enzymology
GD growth & development
IM immunology
IN injuries
IR innervation
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PA pathology
PH physiology
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
RE radiation effects
SU surgery
TR transplantation
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
Online Note: use THORACIC DUCT to search CISTERNA CHYLI 1966-78
History Note: CISTERNA CHYLI was see under THORACIC DUCT 1963-78
DeCS ID: 14284
Unique ID: D013897
NLM Classification: WH 700
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1960/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2007/07/09
Thoracic Duct - Preferred
Concept UI M0021395
Scope note The largest lymphatic vessel that passes through the chest and drains into the SUBCLAVIAN VEIN.
Preferred term Thoracic Duct
Entry term(s) Duct, Thoracic
Ducts, Thoracic
Thoracic Ducts
Cisterna Chyli - Related but not broader or narrower
Concept UI M0021394
Scope note An enlarged sac-like lymph vessel located in the lumbar region of the abdominal cavity, just right of the ABDOMINAL AORTA.
Preferred term Cisterna Chyli
Entry term(s) Chyli, Cisterna
Chylus, Cisterna
Cisterna Chylus



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