right lymphatic duct

noun

A short vessel that receives lymph from the right side of the head, neck, and thorax, the right arm, right lung, right side of the heart, and convex surface of the liver and that discharges it into the right subclavian vein at its junction with the right internal jugular vein.

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Meanings

nounright lymphatic duct (plural right lymphatic ducts)

plural right lymphatic ducts

  1. anatomyA short vessel that receives lymph from the right side of the head, neck, and thorax, the right arm, right lung, right side of the heart, and convex surface of the liver and that discharges it into the right subclavian vein at its junction with the right internal jugular vein.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 右淋巴總管 /右淋巴总管
  • 右淋巴總管 /右淋巴总管 (yòulínbāzǒngguǎn)lymph vessel
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