jugular
Adjective
Noun
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Veins in the neck that return blood from the head (synset 105378261)
is a type of: vein, vena, venous blood vessel - a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heartsubtypes:
- 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
is a part of: cervix, neck - the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the bodysame as: jugular vein, vena jugularis -
A vital part that is vulnerable to attack (synset 105049727)
"he always goes for the jugular"
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