| 释义 |
thoracic duct
noun
: the main trunk of the system of lymphatic vessels lying along the front of the spinal column, extending from a dilation behind the aorta and opposite the second lumbar vertebra up through the thorax where it turns to the left and opens into the left subclavian vein, and receiving chyle from the intestine and lymph from the abdomen, the lower limbs, and the entire left side of the body |