chyle |
<biochemistry> A turbid, white or pale yellow fluid which contains chylomicrons that is taken up from the intestine and carried via the lymphatic system to the systemic circulation via the thoracic duct. (02 Jan 1998) |
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chyle cistern |
A dilated sac at the lower end of the thoracic duct into which the intestinal trunk and two lumbar lymphatic trunks open; it occurs inconstantly and when present is located posterior to the aorta on the anterior aspect of the bodies of the first and second lumbar vertebrae. Synonym: ampulla chyli, chyle cistern, chylocyst, Pecquet's cistern, Pecquet's reservoir, receptaculum chyli, receptaculum pecqueti. (05 Mar 2000) |
chyle corpuscle |
A cell of the same appearance as a leukocyte, present in chyle. (05 Mar 2000) |
chyle cyst |
A circumscribed dilation of a lymphatic channel of the mesentery, containing chyle. (05 Mar 2000) |
chyle peritonitis |
Peritonitis due to free chyle in the peritoneal cavity. (05 Mar 2000) |
chyle vessel |
1. Pertaining to, or resembling, milk; milky; as, the lacteal fluid. 2. <anatomy> Pertaining to, or containing, chyle; as, the lacteal vessels. Origin: L. Lacteus milky, fr. Lac, lactis, milk. Cf. Galaxy, Lettuce. <anatomy> One of the lymphatic vessels which convey chyle from the small intestine through the mesenteric glands to the thoracic duct; a chyliferous vessel. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |