jug·u·lar /ˈʤʌgjəlɚ/
(a.)咽喉的,頸部的,頸靜脈的頸靜脈
jug·u·lar /ˈʤəgjəlɚ , (ə)lɝ/ 形容詞
頸的,頸靜脈的
Ju·gu·lar a.
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. Zool. Having the ventral fins beneath the throat; -- said of certain fishes.
Ju·gu·lar, n.
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. Zool. Any fish which has the ventral fins situated forward of the pectoral fins, or beneath the throat; one of a division of fishes (Jugulares).
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jugular
adj : relating to or located in the region of the neck or throat;
"jugular vein"
n 1: veins in the neck that return blood from the head [syn: jugular
vein, vena jugularis]
2: a vital part that is vulnerable to attack; "he always goes
for the jugular"