Medical Definition of Bulb of jugular vein

1. One of two dilated parts of the internal jugular vein: the superior bulb (Heister's diverticulum) is a dilation at the beginning of the internal jugular vein in the jugular fossa of the temporal bone; the inferior bulb is a dilat ed portion of the vein just before it reaches the brachiocephalic vein. Synonym: jugular bulb, bulbus venae jugularis. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bulb Of Jugular Vein

bulbuls
bulbus
bulbus aortae
bulbus cordis
bulbus cornus posterioris
bulbus oculi
bulbus olfactorius
bulbus penis
bulbus pili
bulbus urethrae
bulbus venae jugularis
bulbus vestibuli vaginae
bulb of corpus spongiosum
bulb of eye
bulb of hair
bulb of jugular vein (current term)
bulb of lateral ventricle
bulb of penis
bulb of posterior horn of lateral ventricle of brain
bulb of urethra
bulb of vestibule
bulesis
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Bulgarian
Bulgarian capital
Bulgarian monetary unit
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