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jugular /jug·u·lar/ (jug´u-lar)

1. cervical.

2. pertaining to a jugular vein.

3. a jugular vein.

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jug·u·lar (jgy-lr)

adj.

Of, relating to, or located in the region of the neck or throat.

n.

A jugular vein.

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jugular

[jug′yələr]

Etymology: L, jugulum, neck

1  adj, pertaining to or involving the throat.

2  n,

Usage notes: informal.

the jugular vein.

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jugular,

adj relating to the neck or throat regions.

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jugular

1. pertaining to the neck.

2. one of the jugular veins.

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jugular furrow

the groove on each side of the neck in which the jugular vein can be located. Lies dorsal to the trachea.

jugular inlet

the depression at the base of the neck where the jugular vein passes medial to the first rib. Examination of the inlet is valuable because it is possible to determine the activity and efficiency of the right atrium and the patency of the jugular vein by observing the movements of the vein's wall.

jugular vein distention

see jugular vein engorgement (below).

External jugular vein in the dog. By permission from McCurnin D, Poffenbarger EM, Small Animal Physical Diagnosis and Clinical Procedures, Saunders, 1991

jugular vein engorgement

is a clinical indicator of obstruction to the return of blood to the right atrium, e.g. because of congestive heart failure or space-occupying lesion in the anterior thorax.

jugular veins

two pairs of large veins, internal and external, that return blood to the heart from the head and neck.