upper part of cisterna chyli

Preferred Label : upper part of cisterna chyli;

Uberon definition : A dilated sac at the lower end of the thoracic duct into which lymph from the intestinal trunk and two lumbar lymphatic trunks flow.;

Uberon synonym : cistern of Pecquet; chyle cistern; atypical confluence of lymph trunks; cisterna chyli;

Uberon related term : chyle cistern;

Uberon Taxon note : In dogs, it is located to the left and often ventral to the aorta; in cats it is left and dorsal; in guinea pigs it runs to the left and drains into the left innominate vein;

Details

Origin ID

0005435;

UMLS CUI

C0008840;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Chyle Cistern [NCIt concept]
- Cisterna chyli [FMA entity]
- Entire cisterna chyli (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Structure of cisterna chyli (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- cisterna chyli [SNOMED Notion]
- cisterna chyli [MeSH concept]
- thoracic duct [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Chyle Cistern [NCIt concept]
- Cisterna chyli [FMA entity]
- Structure of cisterna chyli (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- cisterna chyli [MeSH concept]
- cisterna chyli [SNOMED Notion]
Uberon cross reference
- Chyle Cistern [NCIt concept]
- Cisterna chyli [FMA entity]
- Entire cisterna chyli (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
develops from
- embryonic cisterna chyli [UBERON concept]
part of
- thoracic duct [UBERON concept]

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