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cisterna chyli
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noun
cisterna chy·li
\-ˈkī-ˌlī\
Medical Definition of cisterna chyli
cisternae chyli
: a dilated lymph channel usually opposite the first and second lumbar vertebrae and marking the beginning of the thoracic duct
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