| NOUN | body | jugular vein, vena jugularis, jugular | veins in the neck that return blood from the head |
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| Meaning | veins in the neck that return blood from the head. | |
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| Synonyms | vena jugularis, jugular | |
| Part of | neck, cervix | The part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body |
| Narrower | anterior jugular vein | Arises below the chin from veins draining the lower face |
| external jugular vein | formed by the junction of the posterior auricular and the retromandibular veins | |
| internal jugular vein | A continuation of the sigmoid sinus of the dura mater | |
| Broader | vein, vena, venous blood vessel | A blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart |
| Spanish | vena yugular, yugular | |
| Catalan | vena jugular | |
| Adjectives | jugular | relating to or located in the region of the neck or throat |
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