ANTERIOR JUGULAR VEIN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does anterior jugular vein mean? 

• ANTERIOR JUGULAR VEIN (noun)
  The noun ANTERIOR JUGULAR VEIN has 1 sense:

1. arises below the chin from veins draining the lower face; joins the external jugular vein

  Familiarity information: ANTERIOR JUGULAR VEIN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ANTERIOR JUGULAR VEIN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Arises below the chin from veins draining the lower face; joins the external jugular vein

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

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

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