See Also: Pecquet, Jean(medicine)
Pecquet's reservoir(medicine)
Pecquet's duct(medicine)
Pecquet's cistern(medicine)
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Pecquet's reservoir (medicine) and endurance (oh)


Pecquet's reservoir (medicine)


Pecquet's reservoir -->
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.


endurance (oh)



the ability to continue doing something difficult or painful over a long period of time
physical/mental endurance
::She was pushed beyond her powers of endurance .
::The marathon is a test of endurance .
endurance Sports/Training
(=designed to test or improve your endurance)