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Receptaculum

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Recˊep-tac′u-lum

(rĕsˊĕp-tăk′ū̍-lŭm)

,

Noun.

;

pl.

Receptacula

(rĕsˊĕp-tăk′ū̍-lȧ)

.

[L.]

(Anat.)

A receptacle;

as, the

receptaculum

of the chyle

.