- lymphatic ducts
- the main lymph channels, the right lymphatic duct, thoracic duct, and cisterna chyli (when present), into which the converging lymph vessels drain, which in turn empty into the blood stream.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
lymphatic ducts
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