jugular vein

noun

Meaning

Any of several veins on each side of the neck, which drain the brain, face and neck of deoxygenated blood.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

jugular(English)vena jugularis(English)internal jugular vein(English)jugular trunk(English)renal vein(English)brachiocephalic vein(English)jugular foramen(English)azygous vein(English)

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