loading...| Preferred Name | thoracic duct | |
| Synonyms |
ductus thoracicus trunk of thoracic duct tree |
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| Definitions |
A major lymphatic vessel that drains lymph from the lower body, left appendage, and left thorax into the junction of the left jugular and subclavian veins. |
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| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001631 |
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| database_cross_reference |
http://www.snomedbrowser.com/Codes/Details/362600004 http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0039979 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thoracic_duct NCIT:C33768 MESH:A15.382.520.869 UMLS:C0039979 ZFA:0005110 EMAPA:19310 TAO:0005110 EHDAA2:0004501 FMA:5031 GAID:1290 MA:0002801 |
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| depicted by |
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/75/Gray599.png |
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| editor note |
placement of the ZFA class here is dubious |
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| external_definition |
The thoracic duct is the first perfused lymphatic, located between the dorsal aorta and posterior cardinal vein. Lymphatic trunk that connects all tributaries of the thoracic duct tree to the trunk of the left brachiocephalic vein. |
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| has exact synonym |
trunk of thoracic duct tree |
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| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
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| has_related_synonym |
ductus thoracicus |
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| id |
UBERON:0001631 |
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| imported from | ||
| in_subset |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon#uberon_slim http://purl.oboInOwllibrary.org/oboInOwl/uberon/core#uberon_slim http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon#vertebrate_core http://purl.oboInOwllibrary.org/oboInOwl/uberon/core#pheno_slim http://purl.oboInOwllibrary.org/oboInOwl/uberon/core#vertebrate_core |
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| label |
thoracic duct |
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| notation |
UBERON:0001631 |
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| prefLabel |
thoracic duct |
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| textual definition |
A major lymphatic vessel that drains lymph from the lower body, left appendage, and left thorax into the junction of the left jugular and subclavian veins. |
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| subClassOf |