thoracic duct
E1088075
UNEXPLORED
The thoracic duct is the body’s main lymphatic vessel, draining lymph from most of the body into the venous system and serving as a key pathway for the spread of certain cancers.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| thoracic duct canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14229939 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: thoracic duct Context triple: [Troisier's sign, suggestsMetastaticSpreadVia, thoracic duct]
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A.
Vena Canal
Vena Canal is a principal waterway running through the historic fishing town of Chioggia in Italy’s Venetian lagoon.
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B.
Inferior vena cava
The inferior vena cava is a large vein that carries deoxygenated blood from the lower half of the body back to the heart.
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C.
Superior vena cava
The superior vena cava is a large vein that returns deoxygenated blood from the upper body to the right atrium of the heart.
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D.
Lymphad
Lymphad is a heraldic representation of a medieval single-masted galley traditionally associated with the Scottish Hebrides and the Lords of the Isles.
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E.
Clyve
Clyve is a given name, typically a modern or stylistic variant of the name Clive.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: thoracic duct Target entity description: The thoracic duct is the body’s main lymphatic vessel, draining lymph from most of the body into the venous system and serving as a key pathway for the spread of certain cancers.
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A.
Vena Canal
Vena Canal is a principal waterway running through the historic fishing town of Chioggia in Italy’s Venetian lagoon.
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B.
Inferior vena cava
The inferior vena cava is a large vein that carries deoxygenated blood from the lower half of the body back to the heart.
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C.
Superior vena cava
The superior vena cava is a large vein that returns deoxygenated blood from the upper body to the right atrium of the heart.
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D.
Lymphad
Lymphad is a heraldic representation of a medieval single-masted galley traditionally associated with the Scottish Hebrides and the Lords of the Isles.
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E.
Clyve
Clyve is a given name, typically a modern or stylistic variant of the name Clive.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.