lymph channel
1Lymph node capsule — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = GraySubject = 175 GrayPage = 688 Caption = Capsule is #1 Caption2 = Schematic of lymph node showing lymph sinuses. (Capsule labeled at center left.) Precursor = System = Artery = Vein = Nerve = Lymph =… …
2lymph vessel — noun a vascular duct that carries lymph which is eventually added to the venous blood circulation • Syn: ↑lymphatic vessel • Hypernyms: ↑duct, ↑epithelial duct, ↑canal, ↑channel • Hyponyms: ↑ …
3perineural channel — a lymph channel that surrounds a nerve trunk …
4anthrax — /an thraks/, n., pl. anthraces / threuh seez /. Pathol. 1. an infectious, often fatal disease of cattle, sheep, and other mammals, caused by Bacillus anthracis, transmitted to humans by contaminated wool, raw meat, or other animal products. 2. a… …
5lymphorrhoid — A dilation of a lymph channel, resembling a hemorrhoid. [lymph + rrhoid, tending to leak, on the analogy of hemorrhoid] …
6cisterna 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… …
7ductus thoracicus — [TA] thoracic duct: the largest lymph channel in the body, which collects lymph from the portions of the body below the diaphragm and from the left side of the body above the diaphragm; it begins in the abdomen (pars abdominalis) at the junction… …
8lymphangiectomy — Excision of a lymph channel. [lymphangio + G. ektome, excision] * * * lym·phan·gi·ec·to·my (lim fan″je ekґtə me) excision of one or more lymphatic vessels …
9cisterna chyli — ˈkīˌlī noun (plural cisternae chyli) Etymology: New Latin, literally, cistern of the chyle : a dilated lymph channel usually opposite the 1st and 2d lumbar vertebrae and marking the beginning of the thoracic duct …
10digestive system, human — Introduction the system used in the human body for the process of digestion. The human digestive system consists primarily of the digestive tract (alimentary canal), or the series of structures and organs through which food and liquids pass… …
