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jugular vein
noun
- any of three large veins of the neck that return blood to the heart from the head and face
jugular vein
/ ŭ′ə-ə /
- Either of the two large veins on either side of the neck in mammals that drain blood from the head and return it to the heart.
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Rather than requiring open brain surgery, it is installed into a person's jugular vein in their neck, then moved up to their brain through a blood vessel.
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Ms Smith, who lives in Barry, said Frank's jugular vein - the main vein in the neck - was damaged and he was "bleeding profusely".
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Hours later, as a doctor inserted a large-gauge transfusion line into his jugular vein, Junger sensed his father’s presence in the room.
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Min said the stabbing damaged Lee’s jugular vein but did not affect his artery, cranial nerve, esophagus or respiratory tract.
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The cut hit his jugular vein, but the guard prevented it from cutting his carotid artery.
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