The main vessel of the lymphatic system, passing upwards in front of the spine and draining into the left innominate vein near the base of the neck.
〔剖〕胸导管
Example sentencesExamples
With this patient, the images of the communication between the pericardium and the thoracic duct could be more clearly identified, due to improvements in computerizing techniques.
This excess interstitial fluid is taken up by the lymph vessels and returns to the vascular system at the base of the neck where the main lymph vessel, the thoracic duct, joins the venous system.
The two main central lymphatic trunks are the right lymphatic duct and the thoracic duct.
Chylothorax due to excessive sternal retraction causing injury to the thoracic duct, though rare, is not unknown.
Esophagectomy included resection of the esophageal tube en bloc with the vagus nerves, the thoracic duct, and the right azygous vein.
Definition of thoracic duct in US English:
thoracic duct
noun
Anatomy
The main vessel of the lymphatic system, passing upward in front of the spine and draining into the left innominate vein near the base of the neck.
〔剖〕胸导管
Example sentencesExamples
Esophagectomy included resection of the esophageal tube en bloc with the vagus nerves, the thoracic duct, and the right azygous vein.
The two main central lymphatic trunks are the right lymphatic duct and the thoracic duct.
With this patient, the images of the communication between the pericardium and the thoracic duct could be more clearly identified, due to improvements in computerizing techniques.
Chylothorax due to excessive sternal retraction causing injury to the thoracic duct, though rare, is not unknown.
This excess interstitial fluid is taken up by the lymph vessels and returns to the vascular system at the base of the neck where the main lymph vessel, the thoracic duct, joins the venous system.