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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It arises below the chin from veins draining the lower lip and mental region, descends the anterior portion of the neck superficially, and terminates in the external jugular vein at the lateral border of the scalenus anterior muscle.
Synonym: vena jugularis anterior.
(05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Anterior Jugular Vein
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