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internal jugular vein

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.73 in modern English

Syllables
in-ter-nal jugu-lar vein
IPA
30
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A vein that collects the blood from the interior of the cranium, the superficial part of the face, and the neck, runs down the neck on the outside of the internal and common carotid arteries, and unites with the subclavian vein to form the brachiocephalic vein.

Inflected Forms

internal jugular veins (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

anterior jugular vein external jugular vein

Questions

What does internal jugular vein mean?
A vein that collects the blood from the interior of the cranium, the superficial part of the face, and the neck, runs down the neck on the outside of the internal and common carotid arteries, and unites with the subclavian vein to form the brachiocephalic vein.

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