Human Reference Atlas

Last uploaded: January 7, 2025
Id http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0005435
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0005435
Preferred Name

cisterna chyli

Definitions
A dilated sac at the lower end of the thoracic duct into which lymph from the intestinal trunk and two lumbar lymphatic trunks flow.
Synonyms
cysterna chyli
chyle cistern
receptaculum chyli
atypical confluence of lymph trunks
cisterna chyli
cistern of Pecquet
Type http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class
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