vena jugularis
English Thesaurus
1. veins in the neck that return blood from the head (noun.body)
| hypernym | : | vein, vena, venous blood vessel, |
| definition | : | a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | anterior jugular vein, |
| definition | : | arises below the chin from veins draining the lower face; joins the external jugular vein (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | external jugular vein, |
| definition | : | formed by the junction of the posterior auricular and the retromandibular veins; empties into the subclavian vein (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | internal jugular vein, |
| definition | : | a continuation of the sigmoid sinus of the dura mater; joins the subclavian vein to form the brachiocephalic vein (noun.body) |
| part meronym | : | cervix, neck, |
| definition | : | the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body (noun.body) |
| derivation | : | jugular, |
| definition | : | relating to or located in the region of the neck or throat (adj.pert) |
| derivation | : | jugular, |
| definition | : | relating to or located in the region of the neck or throat (adj.pert) |
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