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Definition of Anterior jugular vein
1. Noun. Arises below the chin from veins draining the lower face; joins the external jugular vein.
Medical Definition of Anterior jugular vein
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Anterior Jugular Vein
Literary usage of Anterior jugular vein
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Anatomy, Descriptive and Surgical by Henry Gray (1901)
"The anterior jugular vein commences near the hyoid bone from the convergence of
several superficial veins from the submaxillary region. ..."
2. Anatomy, Descriptive and Applied by Henry Gray (1913)
"The anterior jugular vein (•». jugularis anterior) begins near the hyoid bone by
the confluence of several superficial veins from the submaxillary region. ..."
3. A Manual of anatomy for senior students by Edmund Owen (1890)
"Thus, in addition to the skin, platysma, anterior jugular vein, cutaneous nerves,
and the deep fascia, the anterior part of the sterno-mastoid may be ..."
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