Thoracic Duct
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“Human Thoracic Duct and Azygous Veins. a, receptacle of the chyle; b, trunk of the thoracic duct, opening at c into root of left innominate vein at junction of f, left jugular, and g, left subclavian vein; e, right innominate vein; d, d, d, several thoracic and lumbar lymphatic glands; h, h, a short portion of the esophagus. Two azygous veins run parallel with and on each side of the duct, until the left crosses behind the duct to join the right. The structures represented rest nearly upon the back-bone.” -Whitney, 1911
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anatomy, chyle, vein, thoracic duct, human lymphatic system, azygous veins, alimentary duct, chyliferous duct, duct of Pecquet, left lymphatic duct, Van Hoorn's canalGalleries
Human Lymphatic SystemSource
William Dwight Whitney The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language (New York, NY: The Century Co., 1911)
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