See Also: swoop 2, noun(dictionary)
receptaculum(medicine)
receptaculum pecqueti(medicine)
receptaculum chyli(medicine)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
swoop(1)(dictionary)
swoop(2)(dictionary)
receptaculum ganglii petrosi(medicine)
Swoop - Skydiving(gambling)
swoop 1, verb(dictionary)

receptaculum pecqueti (medicine) and swoop 2, noun (oh)


receptaculum pecqueti (medicine)


receptaculum pecqueti -->
cisterna chyli


A dilated sac at the lower end of the thoracic duct into which the intestinal trunk and two lumbar lymphatic trunks open; it occurs inconstantly and when present is located posterior to the aorta on the anterior aspect of the bodies of the first and second lumbar vertebrae.

Synonym: ampulla chyli, chyle cistern, chylocyst, Pecquet's cistern, Pecquet's reservoir, receptaculum chyli, receptaculum pecqueti.


swoop 2, noun (oh)



2 n [C]
a sudden surprise attack on a place in order to get something or take people away - used especially in news reports
swoop on
::Police arrested a man in a swoop on his house last night.
a swooping movement or action
-see also at/in one fell swoop at fell 4