nodi lymphoidei brachiocephalici
- nodi lymphoidei brachiocephalici
- [TA] brachiocephalic lymph nodes: thoracic lymph nodes located in the superior mediastinum, anterior to the brachiocephalic veins, receiving drainage from the thymus, thyroid gland, and pericardium and uniting with parasternal nodes to form the bronchomediastinal trunk.
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