THORACIC DUCT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does thoracic duct mean? 

• THORACIC DUCT (noun)
  The noun THORACIC DUCT has 1 sense:

1. the major duct of the lymphatic system

  Familiarity information: THORACIC DUCT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• THORACIC DUCT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The major duct of the lymphatic system

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("thoracic duct" is a kind of...):

lymph vessel; lymphatic vessel (a vascular duct that carries lymph which is eventually added to the venous blood circulation)

Holonyms ("thoracic duct" is a part of...):

lymphatic system; systema lymphaticum (the interconnected system of spaces and vessels between body tissues and organs by which lymph circulates throughout the body)

 Context examples 

Leukocyte Trafficking Induction involves initiation of circulation of white blood cells from the blood stream to tissues or secondary lymphoid organs, to the lymphatics, and back to the bloodstream via the thoracic duct.

(Leukocyte Trafficking Induction, NCI Thesaurus)

The circulation of white blood cells from the blood stream to tissues or secondary lymphoid organs, to the lymphatics, and back to the bloodstream via the thoracic duct.

(Leukocyte Trafficking, NCI Thesaurus)

Chylothorax that results from malignancies (usually lymphoma), trauma to the thoracic duct, tuberculosis, or sarcoidosis.

(Acquired Chylothorax, NCI Thesaurus)

Causes include malignancies (usually lymphoma), trauma to the thoracic duct, tuberculosis, sarcoidosis, and congenital causes.

(Chylothorax, NCI Thesaurus)

Leukocyte Trafficking Inhibition involves interference with, or restraint of, circulation of white blood cells from the blood stream to tissues or secondary lymphoid organs, to the lymphatics, and back to the bloodstream via the thoracic duct.

(Leukocyte Trafficking Inhibition, NCI Thesaurus)