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Definition of Jugular
1. Adjective. Relating to or located in the region of the neck or throat. "Jugular vein"
2. Noun. Veins in the neck that return blood from the head.
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"
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
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