right lymphatic duct

English

Noun

right lymphatic duct (plural right lymphatic ducts)

(anatomy) 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.

Translations

lymph vessel

Chinese:
Mandarin: 右淋巴總管／右淋巴总管 (yòulínbāzǒngguǎn)

References

“right lymphatic duct”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

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