jugular

Examples

• All

• Physical examination on initial presentation showed a sclerotic, tender area over the left jugular vein with fresh puncture marks.

  Academic text (1996)

• Ultrasonography of the neck detected a clot in the left internal jugular vein.

  Academic text (2003)

• Edward, his jugular is exposed.

  Fiction book (1990)

• I first thought the carotid, but it was the jugular.

  Bonnie & Clyde: Justified (2013)

• It's lodged in his jugular.

  Hardcore Henry (2015)

• Two tiny punctures of the external jugular vein, right side.

  Blood of Dracula (1957)

• Two mobile lymph nodes, each approximately 8 to 10 mm in diameter, were palpable at both upper jugular chains of the neck.

  Academic text (1998)

• The doctor carefully examined the patient's jugular vein to check for any issues with blood flow.

• During the surgery, the jugular vein was monitored to ensure that there were no complications.

Synonyms

J

jugular vein

vsjugular

• Specialized

5 4.6

A large tube in the neck that carries blood from the head to the heart

is specific to one of two major neck veins rather than a general term

I

internal jugular vein

vsjugular

• Specialized

1 5.2

A large tube inside the neck that carries blood from the head to the heart

is a general term for the major neck veins rather than this specific vessel

E

external jugular vein

vsjugular

• Specialized

1 4.3

A large tube at the side of the neck that carries blood from the head to the chest

is the broader name for the main neck veins rather than this defined branch

V

vena jugularis

vsjugular

• Specialized

7.9

A large vein in the neck that returns blood from the head to the heart

is the same idea but expressed using a different label

Antonyms

A

artery

• Specialized

195 2.7

A blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart to other parts of the body

Idioms

H

to hit the jugular

9.3

To attack the most important part of an argument or plan

Compounds

J

jugular vein

• Specialized

5 4.6

A large tube in the neck that carries blood from the head to the heart

E

external jugular vein

• Specialized

1 4.3

A large tube at the side of the neck that carries blood from the head to the chest

I

internal jugular vein

• Specialized

1 5.2

A large tube inside the neck that carries blood from the head to the heart

A

anterior jugular vein

• Specialized

6.8

A vein at the front of the neck that starts below the chin and joins the external jugular vein

J

jugular point

• Informal

9.9

The weakest part of something that can make it fail when attacked

Surface Forms

Etymology