jugular

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Relating to, or located near, the neck or throat
Of or pertaining to fish with ventral fins attached under the throat
By extension, any critical vulnerability

It was vicious; he went for the jugular.

Vein through the neck (or thorax) that returns blood from the head back towards the heart. Properly this is called the jugular vein
pertaining to the throat
{a} belonging or relating to the throat
A jugular or jugular vein is one of the three important veins in your neck that carry blood from your head back to your heart
a vital part that is vulnerable to attack; "he always goes for the jugular" relating to or located in the region of the neck or throat; "jugular vein
Having the ventral fins beneath the throat; said of certain fishes
veins in the neck that return blood from the head
{i} any of a number of large veins in the neck; jugular vein
relating to or located near the neck or throat
If you say that someone went for the jugular, you mean that they strongly attacked another person's weakest points in order to harm them. Mr Black went for the jugular, asking intimate sexual questions
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
relating to or located in the region of the neck or throat; "jugular vein"
relating to or located in the region of the neck or throat; "jugular vein
By extension any critical vulnerability ("it was vicious; he went for the jugular")
Any fish which has the ventral fins situated forward of the pectoral fins, or beneath the throat; one of a division of fishes (Jugulares)
{s} pertaining to the neck, pertaining to the throat; pertaining to the jugular vein; of a number of large veins in the neck
Of or pertaining to the jugular vein; as, the jugular foramen
Of or pertaining to the throat or neck; as, the jugular vein
a vital part that is vulnerable to attack; "he always goes for the jugular"
jugular vein
Any of several veins on each side of the neck, which drain the brain, face and neck of deoxygenated blood
jugular vein
{i} large vein in the neck that drains blood (from the head, brain, face and neck) and carries it toward the heart
jugular vein
Any of several large veins of the neck that drain blood from the head
jugular vein
veins in the neck that return blood from the head
go for the jugular
(deyim) Make serious effort to defeat someone, usually by criticizing them or harming them in a cruel way:

Cunningham went straight for the jugular, telling him that his work was a complete disaster.

anterior jugular vein
arises below the chin from veins draining the lower face; joins the external jugular vein
external jugular vein
formed by the junction of the posterior auricular and the retromandibular veins; empties into the subclavian vein
internal jugular vein
a continuation of the sigmoid sinus of the dura mater; joins the subclavian vein to form the brachiocephalic vein
jugular

    Hyphenation

    ju·gu·lar

    Turkish pronunciation

    cugyılır

    Synonyms

    jugular vein

    Pronunciation

    /ˈʤo͞ogyələr/ /ˈʤuːɡjəlɜr/

    Etymology

    [ 'j&-gy&-l&r als ] (adjective.) 1597. From Late Latin jugulāris from Latin iugulum (“neck, throat”) from iugum (“yoke”), from Proto-Indo-European *yugóm.
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