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jugular

ju·gu·lar

UK/ˈd͡ʒʌɡ.jʊl.ə/ US/ˈd͡ʒʌɡ.jəl.ɚ/ uncommon rare
adjective (1) noun (2)

adjective

1.

relating to or located in the region of the neck or throat

  • “jugular vein”

noun

1.

veins in the neck that return blood from the head

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2.

a vital part that is vulnerable to attack

  • “he always goes for the jugular”

Origin

Late 16th century borrowing from Late Latin jugulāris, from jugulum (“the collarbone; the hollow part of the neck above the collarbone; the throat”) + -āris (“-ar, -ary”, adjectival suffix); equivalent to jugulum + -ar.

Phrases

  • go for the jugular
  • jugular foramen
  • jugular notch
  • jugular trunk
  • jugular vein
  • jugular venous pressure

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