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yə adjective
1.
Anatomy.
a.
of or pertaining to the throat or neck.
b.
noting or pertaining to any of certain large veins of the neck, especially one (external jugular vein) collecting blood from the superficial parts of the head or one (internal jugular vein) collecting blood from within the skull.
2.
(of a fish) having the pelvic fins at the throat, before the pectoral fins.
noun
Idioms 3.
Anatomy. a jugular vein.
4.
go for the jugular, to attack a vital and vulnerable trait, feature, element, etc., in an attempt to overcome somebody or something swiftly and totally: The defense attorney went right for the jugular by attempting to destroy the witness's credibility.
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jugular (ˈdʒʌɡjʊlə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | of, relating to, or situated near the throat or neck |
| 2. | of, having, or denoting pelvic fins situated in front of the pectoral fins: a jugular fish |
| —n | |
| 3. | short for jugular vein |
| 4. | go for the jugular to make a savage and destructive attack on an enemy's weakest point |
| [C16: from Late Latin jugulāris, from Latin jugulum throat] | |
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Word Origin & History
jugular
1597, from Mod.L. jugularis, from L. jugulum "collarbone, throat, neck," dim. of jugum "yoke," related to iungere "to join," from PIE *yeug- "to join" (cf. Skt. yugam "yoke," yunjati "binds, harnesses," yogah "union;" Hittite yugan "yoke;" Gk. zygon "yoke," zeugnyanai "to join, unite;" O.C.S. igo, O.Welsh
iou "yoke;" Lith. jungas "yoke," jungiu "fastened in a yoke;" O.E. geoc "yoke;" probably also L. iuxta "close by").
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Medical Dictionary
jugular jug·u·lar (jŭg'yə-lər)
adj.
Of, relating to, or located in the region of the neck or throat. n.
A jugular vein.
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