cisterna chylin.

Brit.

/sɪsˌtəːnə ˈkʌɪli/, U.S.

/sɪsˌtərnə ˈkaɪli/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin cisterna chyli.

Etymology: < scientific Latin cisterna chyli (1707 or earlier: see quot. 1707) < classical Latin cisterna cistern n. + chȳlī , genitive singular of chȳlus chyle n.

Anatomy.

The dilated lower end of the thoracic duct, between the aorta and the first and second lumbar vertebrae, in which lymph from the lower part of the body collects.

ΚΠ

1707 J. Drake Anthropol. Nova I. i. xii. 87 The Receptaculum, or Cisterna Chyli, lies near the left Kidney, under the Emulgent and great Artery.

1845 A. Tulk tr. R. Wagner Elements Compar. Anat. Vertebr. Animals 242 The main trunks (ductus thoracici) proceed from lymphatic sinuses near the cardiac orifice of the stomach, analogous to the cisterna chyli.

1898 Lancet 24 Dec. 1743/2 The tuberculosis seems to have gained access to the cisterna chyli (reservoir of Pecquet) and to all the thoracic duct.

1967 Jrnl. Pediatrics 70 340 Lymphangiographic studies of an infant with chylous ascites revealed evidence of a possible obstruction of the cisterna chyli.

2008 Surgery 26 8/2 Lymph from the lower limbs and abdomen collects in the cisterna chyli and drains into the left internal jugular vein.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	cisterna chyli
释义	cisterna chylin. Brit. /sɪsˌtəːnə ˈkʌɪli/, U.S. /sɪsˌtərnə ˈkaɪli/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin cisterna chyli. Etymology: < scientific Latin cisterna chyli (1707 or earlier: see quot. 1707) < classical Latin cisterna cistern n. + chȳlī , genitive singular of chȳlus chyle n. Anatomy. The dilated lower end of the thoracic duct, between the aorta and the first and second lumbar vertebrae, in which lymph from the lower part of the body collects. ΚΠ 1707 J. Drake Anthropol. Nova I. i. xii. 87 The Receptaculum, or Cisterna Chyli, lies near the left Kidney, under the Emulgent and great Artery. 1845 A. Tulk tr. R. Wagner Elements Compar. Anat. Vertebr. Animals 242 The main trunks (ductus thoracici) proceed from lymphatic sinuses near the cardiac orifice of the stomach, analogous to the cisterna chyli. 1898 Lancet 24 Dec. 1743/2 The tuberculosis seems to have gained access to the cisterna chyli (reservoir of Pecquet) and to all the thoracic duct. 1967 Jrnl. Pediatrics 70 340 Lymphangiographic studies of an infant with chylous ascites revealed evidence of a possible obstruction of the cisterna chyli. 2008 Surgery 26 8/2 Lymph from the lower limbs and abdomen collects in the cisterna chyli and drains into the left internal jugular vein. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1707
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