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receptaculum

 [re″sep-tak´u-lum] (L.)
a receptacle or container.
receptaculum chy´li cisterna chyli.

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]

receptaculum

/re·cep·tac·u·lum/ (re″sep-tak´u-lum) pl. receptac´ula   [L.] a vessel or receptacle.
receptaculum chy´li  cisterna chyli.

re·cep·tac·u·lum

, pl. receptacula (rē-sĕp-tak'yū-lŭm, -lă)
A receptacle.
Synonym(s): reservoir.
[L. fr. re-cipio, pp. -ceptus, to receive, fr. capio, to take]

receptaculum

pl. receptacula [L.] a vessel or receptacle.
receptaculum chyli
cisterna chyli.
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