Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jugular trunk

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.76 in modern English

Syllables: jugu-lar trunk
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Inflected Forms

jugular trunks (plural)

Questions

What does jugular trunk mean?: 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.

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