Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jugular vein

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.74 in modern English

Syllables: jugu-lar vein
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several veins on each side of the neck, which drain the brain, face and neck of deoxygenated blood.

Inflected Forms

jugular veins (plural)

Phrases

go for the jugular vein internal jugular vein

Synonyms

vena jugularis jugular

Questions

What does jugular vein mean?: Any of several veins on each side of the neck, which drain the brain, face and neck of deoxygenated blood.

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