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JUGULAR
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A vital part that is vulnerable to attack
Example:
he always goes for the jugular
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("jugular" is a kind of...):
soft spot; weak part; weak spot (a place of especial vulnerability)
Derivation:
jugular (relating to or located in the region of the neck or throat)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Veins in the neck that return blood from the head
Synonyms:
jugular; jugular vein; vena jugularis
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("jugular" is a kind of...):
vein; vena; venous blood vessel (a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "jugular"):
anterior jugular vein (arises below the chin from veins draining the lower face; joins the external jugular vein)
external jugular vein (formed by the junction of the posterior auricular and the retromandibular veins; empties into the subclavian vein)
internal jugular vein (a continuation of the sigmoid sinus of the dura mater; joins the subclavian vein to form the brachiocephalic vein)
Holonyms ("jugular" is a part of...):
cervix; neck (the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Relating to or located in the region of the neck or throat
Example:
jugular vein
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
neck (the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body)
Derivation:
jugular (a vital part that is vulnerable to attack)
jugular vein (veins in the neck that return blood from the head)
Context examples:
A meningioma that affects the jugular foramen.
(Jugular Foramen Meningioma, NCI Thesaurus)
Venous channels within the dura mater of the brain which receives both blood from blood vessels within the brain as well as cerebrospinal fluid then drains into the internal jugular vein.
(Dural Venous Sinus, NCI Thesaurus)
The sinus receives blood from the cerebral veins and drains posteriorly into the lateral sinuses of the brain, which in turn drain into the internal jugular veins.
(Murine Superior Sagittal Sinus, NCI Thesaurus)
A surgical procedure in which all the ipsilateral cervical lymph node groups of the neck are removed but the internal jugular vein, sternocleidomastoid muscle, and/or spinal accessory nerve are preserved.
(Modified Radical Neck Dissection, NCI Thesaurus)
A vein in the face accompanying the facial artery that is a direct continuation of the angular vein and ultimately empties into the internal jugular vein.
(Facial Vein, NCI Thesaurus)
The continuation of the axillary vein which follows the subclavian artery and then joins the internal jugular vein to form the brachiocephalic vein.
(Murine Subclavian Vein, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
Clinical symptoms of heart failure include: unusual dyspnea on light exertion, recurrent dyspnea occurring in the supine position, fluid retention or rales, jugular venous distension, pulmonary edema on physical exam, or pulmonary edema on chest x-ray presumed to be cardiac dysfunction.
(Heart Failure, NCI Thesaurus)
Physician documentation or report of any of the following symptoms of heart failure prior to this care encounter described as unusual dyspnea on light exertion, recurrent dyspnea occurring in the supine position, fluid retention, low cardiac output secondary to cardiac dysfunction; or the description of rales, jugular venous distension, or pulmonary edema.
(History of Heart Failure, NCI Thesaurus)
A procedure of surgical placement of a catheter, which lumen is usually occupied by a trocar, into the central vein (internal jugular, subclavian, and femoral often used) or veins, to provide vascular access for measurement of hemodynamic variables that cannot be measured accurately by noninvasive means.
(Central Venous Cannula Insertion, NCI Thesaurus)
Pike, the malingerer, leaped upon the crippled animal, breaking its neck with a quick flash of teeth and a jerk, Buck got a frothing adversary by the throat, and was sprayed with blood when his teeth sank through the jugular.
(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)
