receptaculum
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receptaculum
[re″sep-tak´u-lum] (L.)a receptacle or container.
receptaculum chy´li cisterna chyli.
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re·cep·tac·u·lum
, pl.re·cep·tac·u·la
(rē'sep-tak'yū-lŭm, -lă),A receptacle.
Synonym(s): reservoir
[L. fr. re-cipio, pp. -ceptus, to receive, fr. capio, to take]
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re·cep·tac·u·lum
, pl. receptacula (rē-sĕp-tak'yū-lŭm, -lă)A receptacle.
Synonym(s): reservoir.
Synonym(s): reservoir.
[L. fr. re-cipio, pp. -ceptus, to receive, fr. capio, to take]
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