EXTERNAL JUGULAR VEIN

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Formed by the junction of the posterior auricular and the retromandibular veins; empties into the subclavian vein

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Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("external jugular vein" is a kind of...):

jugular; jugular vein; vena jugularis (veins in the neck that return blood from the head)

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