jugular trunk

English

Noun

jugular trunk (plural jugular trunks)

1. (anatomy) 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.

Translations

lymph vessel

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 頸淋巴幹／颈淋巴干 (jǐnglínbāgàn)

References

• “jugular trunk”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.