Pecquet, Jean
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Pecquet,
Jean, French anatomist, 1622-1674.Pecquet cistern - Synonym(s): Pecquet reservoir
Pecquet duct - the largest lymph vessel in the body. Synonym(s): thoracic duct
Pecquet reservoir - a dilated sac at the lower end of the thoracic duct into which the intestinal trunk and two lumbar lymphatic trunks open. Synonym(s): cisterna chyli; Pecquet cistern; receptaculum pecqueti
receptaculum pecqueti - Synonym(s): Pecquet reservoir