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MeSH Heading: Thoracic Duct
Tree Number(s): A15.382.520.301.750
Unique ID: D013897
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D013897
Scope Note: The largest lymphatic vessel that passes through the chest and drains into the SUBCLAVIAN VEIN.
Entry Term(s): Cisterna Chyli
NLM Classification #: WH 700
Online Note: use THORACIC DUCT to search CISTERNA CHYLI 1966-78
History Note: CISTERNA CHYLI was see under THORACIC DUCT 1963-78
Date Established: 1960/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2007/07/09

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities (AB)

anatomy & histology (AH)

blood supply (BS)

chemistry (CH)

cytology (CY)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

injuries (IN)

innervation (IR)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

physiopathology (PP)

radiation effects (RE)

surgery (SU)

transplantation (TR)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Thoracic Duct MeSH Descriptor Data 2025