(anatomy) Ellipsis of jugular vein.. / (by extension) Any critical vulnerability.

(anatomy, relational) Relating to, or located near, the neck or throat. / (relational) Of or pertaining to the jugular vein. / (zootomy, of fish) Having ventral fins attached under the throat.

(rare) plural of jugular

(idiomatic) To exert an unrestrained, aggressive effort, especially by assailing an opponent's or victim's area of greatest vulnerability.

Synonym of suprasternal notch

plural of jugular notch

plural of jugular foramen

(anatomy) A large irregular opening from the posterior cranial fossa that is bounded anteriorly by the petrous part of the temporal bone and posteriorly by the jugular notch of the occipital bone and that transmits the inferior petrosal sinus, the glossopharyngeal, vagus, and accessory nerves, and the internal jugular vein.

(anatomy) Either of two major lymph vessels that drain the head and neck: the one on the right empties into the right lymphatic duct or into the right subclavian vein where it joins the right internal jugular vein, and the one on the left empties into the thoracic duct.

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