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16:50 Apr 29, 2005 |
French to English translations [PRO] Medical - Medical: Health Care / Lymphatic draining | |||||||
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5 +1 | Pecquet's cistern (or cysterna chyli), sternoclavicular, Pirogoff ´s venous angle |
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5 | cisterna chyli, sternoclavicular, Pirogoff angle |
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cisterna chyli, sternoclavicular, Pirogoff angle Explanation: see web refs Reference: http://www.anatomist.co.uk Reference: http://www.mercksource.com/pp/us/cns/cns_hl_dorlands.jspzQzp... |
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Pecquet's cistern (or cysterna chyli), sternoclavicular, Pirogoff ´s venous angle Explanation: Pecquet's cistern (or cysterna chyli), sternoclavicular, Pirogoff ´s venous angle http://www.biology-online.org/dictionary/chyle_cistern cisterna chyli 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. http://www.merckmedicus.com/pp/us/hcp/thcp_dorlands_content.... cisterna chyli, [TA] a dilated portion of the thoracic duct at its origin in the lumbar region; it receives several lymph-collecting vessels, including the intestinal, lumbar, and descending intercostal trunks. Called also ampulla chyli, chylocyst, cistern of Pecquet, receptaculum chyli, and receptaculum Pecqueti. Pirogoff´s venous angle (NO Pyrogoff) or Pirogoff´s angle. ***Pirogoff's*** amputation, angle, triangle (Pir·o·goff's amputation, angle, triangle) (p[imacr]r¢o-gofs) [Nikolai Ivanovich Pirogoff, Russian surgeon, 1810–1881] see under amputation, see ***venous angle***, under angle and see hypoglossohyoid triangle, under triangle. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 24 mins (2005-04-29 17:15:19 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- The link: http://www.merckmedicus.com/pp/us/hcp/thcp_dorlands_content.... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 26 mins (2005-04-29 17:16:44 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Sorry, cIsterna chyli. |
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