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THORACIC DUCT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The major duct of the lymphatic system
Classified under:
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)