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jugular trunk

jugular trunk noun: either of two major lymph vessels that drain the head and neck: the one on the right empties into the right lymphatic duct or into the right subclavian vein where it joins the right internal jugular vein, and the one on the left empties into the thoracic duct.

Noun

jugular trunk (plural jugular trunks)

  1. Either of two major lymph vessels that drain the head and neck: the one on the right empties into the right lymphatic duct or into the right subclavian vein where it joins the right internal jugular vein, and the one on the left empties into the thoracic duct.

Forms of jugular trunk

pluraljugular trunks

Questions about jugular trunk

What does jugular trunk mean?
Jugular trunk means either of two major lymph vessels that drain the head and neck: the one on the right empties into the right lymphatic duct or into the right subclavian vein where it joins the right internal jugular vein, and the one on the left empties into the thoracic duct.
What part of speech is jugular trunk?
Jugular trunk is a noun.
What is the plural of jugular trunk?
The plural of jugular trunk is jugular trunks.

Words near jugular trunk in the dictionary

  1. jugular
  2. jugular foramen
  3. jugular foramina
  4. jugular notch
  5. jugular notches
  6. jugular trunk
  7. jugular trunks
  8. jugular vein
  9. jugular veins
  10. jugular venous pressure
  11. jugular venous pressures

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