Definition of Jugular

1. Adjective. Relating to or located in the region of the neck or throat. "Jugular vein"

Derivative terms: Jugular Vein
Partainyms: Neck

2. Noun. Veins in the neck that return blood from the head.
Exact synonyms: Jugular Vein, Vena Jugularis
Specialized synonyms: Anterior Jugular Vein, External Jugular Vein, Internal Jugular Vein
Generic synonyms: Vein, Vena, Venous Blood Vessel
Group relationships: Cervix, Neck

3. Noun. A vital part that is vulnerable to attack. "He always goes for the jugular"
Generic synonyms: Soft Spot, Weak Part, Weak Spot

Definition of Jugular

1. a. Of or pertaining to the throat or neck; as, the jugular vein.

2. n. One of the large veins which return the blood from the head to the heart through two chief trunks, an external and an internal, on each side of the neck; -- called also the jugular vein.

Definition of Jugular

1. Adjective. Relating to, or located near, the neck or throat. ¹

2. Adjective. Of or pertaining to fish with ventral fins attached under the throat. ¹

3. Noun. Vein through the neck (or thorax) that returns blood from the head back towards the heart. Properly this is called the jugular vein. ¹

4. Noun. By extension, any critical vulnerability. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Jugular

1. a vein of the neck [n -S]

Medical Definition of Jugular

1. 1. Of or pertaining to the throat or neck; as, the jugular vein. Of or pertaining to the jugular vein; as, the jugular foramen. 2. Having the ventral fins beneath the throat; said of certain fishes. Origin: L. Jugulum the collar bone, which joins together the shoulders and the breast, the throat, akin to jungere to yoke, to join: cf. F. Jugulaire. See Join. 1. One of the large veins which return the blood from the head to the heart through two chief trunks, an external and an internal, on each side of the neck; called also the jugular vein. 2. Any fish which has the ventral fins situated forward of the pectoral fins, or beneath the throat; one of a division of fishes (Jugulares). Origin: Cf. F. Jugulaire. See Jugular. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Jugular

juglandin
juglandine
juglans
juglet
juglets
juglike
jugline
juglines
juglone
juglone hydroxylase
juglones
jugomaxillary
jugs
jugsful
jugula
jugular (current term)
jugular bulb
jugular duct
jugular embryocardia
jugular foramen
jugular foramen syndrome
jugular fossa
jugular ganglion
jugular gland
jugular glomus
jugular lymphatic trunk
jugular nerve
jugular notch of occipital bone
jugular notch of temporal bone
jugular plexus

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