JUGULAR VEIN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does jugular vein mean? 

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

1. veins in the neck that return blood from the head

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• JUGULAR VEIN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Veins in the neck that return blood from the head

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

jugular; jugular vein; vena jugularis

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

vein; vena; venous blood vessel (a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "jugular vein"):

anterior jugular vein (arises below the chin from veins draining the lower face; joins the external jugular vein)

external jugular vein (formed by the junction of the posterior auricular and the retromandibular veins; empties into the subclavian vein)

internal jugular vein (a continuation of the sigmoid sinus of the dura mater; joins the subclavian vein to form the brachiocephalic vein)

Holonyms ("jugular vein" is a part of...):

cervix; neck (the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body)

Derivation:

jugular (relating to or located in the region of the neck or throat)

 Context examples 

A finding of damage to the jugular vein.

(Injury to Jugular Vein, NCI Thesaurus/CTCAE)

Damage to the jugular vein from traumatic or pathologic processes.

(Injury to Jugular Vein, NCI Thesaurus)

Of, or pertaining to, the liver and jugular vein.

(Hepatojugular, NCI Thesaurus)

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)

It terminates in the external jugular vein.

(Anterior Jugular Vein, NCI Thesaurus)

Just over the external jugular vein there were two punctures, not large, but not wholesome-looking.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)

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)

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)

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)

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)