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JUGULAR VEIN

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Veins in the neck that return blood from the head

Synonyms:

jugular; jugular vein; vena jugularis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("jugular vein" 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 vein"):

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 vein" is a part of...):

cervix; neck (the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body)

Derivation:

jugular (relating to or located in the region of the neck or throat)

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