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bronchomediastinal lymphatic trunk

A lymphatic vessel arising from the union of the efferent lymphatics from the tracheo-bronchial & mediastinal nodes on either side. - on the left side, it may be replaced by direct drainage into the thoracic duct.

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jugular lymphatic trunk (jugular duct) subclavian lymphatic trunk (subclavian duct)

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References

  1. Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999.
  2. Clinically Oriented Anatomy, 4th edition, KL Moore & AF Dalley (eds), Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA 1999.

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