INTERNAL JUGULAR VEIN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does internal jugular vein mean? 

• INTERNAL JUGULAR VEIN (noun)
  The noun INTERNAL JUGULAR VEIN has 1 sense:

1. a continuation of the sigmoid sinus of the dura mater; joins the subclavian vein to form the brachiocephalic vein

  Familiarity information: INTERNAL JUGULAR VEIN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• INTERNAL JUGULAR VEIN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A continuation of the sigmoid sinus of the dura mater; joins the subclavian vein to form the brachiocephalic vein

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("internal jugular vein" is a kind of...):

jugular; jugular vein; vena jugularis (veins in the neck that return blood from the head)

 Context examples 

Venous channels within the dura mater of the brain which receives both blood from blood vessels within the brain as well as cerebrospinal fluid then drains into the internal jugular vein.

(Dural Venous Sinus, NCI Thesaurus)

A surgical procedure in which all the ipsilateral cervical lymph node groups of the neck are removed but the internal jugular vein, sternocleidomastoid muscle, and/or spinal accessory nerve are preserved.

(Modified Radical Neck Dissection, NCI Thesaurus)

The sinus receives blood from the cerebral veins and drains posteriorly into the lateral sinuses of the brain, which in turn drain into the internal jugular veins.

(Murine Superior Sagittal Sinus, NCI Thesaurus)

The continuation of the axillary vein which follows the subclavian artery and then joins the internal jugular vein to form the brachiocephalic vein.

(Murine Subclavian Vein, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

A vein in the face accompanying the facial artery that is a direct continuation of the angular vein and ultimately empties into the internal jugular vein.

(Facial Vein, NCI Thesaurus)