jugular vein

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jugular vein

noun jugular veins

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

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noun vein leading blood down from the head

Español	yugular
日本語	頸静脈 keijōmyaku
中文	頸靜脈 /颈静脉 jǐngjìngmài
Kiswahili	halkumu
Português	jugular
Français	jugulaire
Deutsch	Jugularvene, Halsader, Drosselvene
Română	venă jugulară
Русский	яре́мная ве́на jarémnaja véna
العربية	وَدَج wadaj, حَبْل الوَرِيد ḥabl al-warīd

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@misc{jugular_vein_2026,
  title = {jugular vein},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/jugular%20vein},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}