Pecquet, Jean


Pecquet,

Jean, French anatomist, 1622-1674. Pecquet cistern - Synonym(s): Pecquet reservoirPecquet duct - the largest lymph vessel in the body. Synonym(s): thoracic ductPecquet reservoir - a dilated sac at the lower end of the thoracic duct into which the intestinal trunk and two lumbar lymphatic trunks open. Synonym(s): cisterna chyli; Pecquet cistern; receptaculum pecquetireceptaculum pecqueti - Synonym(s): Pecquet reservoir