Definition of Thoracic duct. Meaning of Thoracic duct. Synonyms of Thoracic duct

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Definition of Thoracic duct

Thoracic duct
Thoracic Tho*rac"ic, a. [Cf. F. thoracique.] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the thorax, or chest. Thoracic duct (Anat.), the great trunk of the lymphatic vessels, situated on the ventral side of the vertebral column in the thorax and abdomen. See Illust. of Lacteal.

Meaning of Thoracic duct from wikipedia

- thoracic duct (also known as the left lymphatic duct, alimentary duct, chyliferous duct, and Van ****ne's canal) is the larger of the two lymph ducts...
- lymph ducts in the human body—the right lymphatic duct and the thoracic duct. The right lymphatic duct drains lymph from the right upper limb, right side...
- lymph ducts. The right lymphatic duct drains the right side of the region and the much larger left lymphatic duct, known as the thoracic duct, drains...
- small bowel via the thoracic duct, which ascends behind the esophagus to drain into the left brachiocephalic vein. If normal thoracic duct drainage is disrupted...
- vessels, the esophagus, the trachea, the phrenic and cardiac nerves, the thoracic duct, the thymus and the lymph nodes of the central chest. The mediastinum...
- sections of the human body are drained by the thoracic duct. Along with the thoracic duct, the right lymphatic duct is one of the lymphatic structures most...
- nerves, and the paired sympathetic chains, lymphatics including the thoracic duct. It contains three potential spaces lined with mesothelium: the paired...
- lipids, by allowing products that have been carried by lymph in the thoracic duct to enter the bloodstream. The diameter of the subclavian veins is approximately...
- in the right lymphatic duct (for lymph from the right upper body) and the thoracic duct (for the rest of the body); both ducts drain into the circulatory...
- body (from the thoracic duct) and enters the venous circulation via the left subclavian vein. The metastasis may block the thoracic duct leading to regurgitation...