HyperDic: internal_jugular_vein

English > 1 sense of the expression *internal jugular vein*:
NOUN	body	internal jugular vein	a continuation of the sigmoid sinus of the dura mater

English > *internal jugular vein*: 1 sense > noun 1, body
Meaning	A continuation of the sigmoid sinus of the dura mater; joins the subclavian vein to form the brachiocephalic vein.
Broader	jugular vein, vena jugularis, jugular	veins in the neck that return blood from the head
Spanish	vena yugular interna