Definition of Jugulars. Meaning of Jugulars. Synonyms of Jugulars

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Definition of Jugulars

Jugular
Jugular Ju"gu*lar, n. [Cf. F. jugulaire. See Jugular, a.] 1. (Anat.) One of the large veins which return the blood from the head to the heart through two chief trunks, an external and an internal, on each side of the neck; -- called also the jugular vein. 2. (Zo["o]l.) Any fish which has the ventral fins situated forward of the pectoral fins, or beneath the throat; one of a division of fishes (Jugulares).
Jugular
Jugular Ju"gu*lar, a. [L. jugulum the collar bone, which joins together the shoulders and the breast, the throat, akin to jungere to yoke, to join: cf. F. jugulaire. See Join.] 1. (Anat.) (a) Of or pertaining to the throat or neck; as, the jugular vein. (b) Of or pertaining to the jugular vein; as, the jugular foramen. 2. (Zo["o]l.) Having the ventral fins beneath the throat; -- said of certain fishes.

Meaning of Jugulars from wikipedia

- The jugular veins (Latin: Venae iugulares) are veins that take blood from the head back to the heart via the superior vena cava. The internal jugular vein...
- Due to the large volumes of blood that flow through the jugular veins, damage to the jugulars can quickly cause significant blood loss, which can lead...
- The jugular venous pressure (JVP, sometimes referred to as jugular venous pulse) is the indirectly observed pressure over the venous system via visualization...
- The external jugular vein is a paired jugular vein which receives the greater part of the blood from the exterior of the cranium and the deep parts of...
- occipital bone. The jugular process is excavated in front by the jugular notch of occipital bone (which forms the posterior part of the jugular foramen). The...
- The jugular fossa is a deep depression (fossa) in the inferior part of the temporal bone at the base of the skull. It lodges the bulb of the internal...
- A jugular foramen is one of the two (left and right) large foramina (openings) in the base of the skull, located behind the carotid canal. It is formed...
- Jugular vein ectasia is a venous anomaly that commonly presents itself as a unilateral neck swelling in children and adults. It is rare to have bilateral...
- the sternum the two anterior jugular veins communicate by a transverse trunk, the jugular venous arch (or venous jugular arch), which receive tributaries...
- anomalies. Extrinsic anomalies are structural changes near the Internal Jugular Vein (IJV) that can cause venous outflow obstruction. These changes can...