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jug⋅u⋅lar

  [juhg-yuh-ler, joo-gyuh-]
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–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, esp. 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
3. Anatomy. a jugular vein.
—Idiom
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.
Origin:
1590–1600; < LL jugulāris, equiv. to L jugul(um) throat (see jugulate ) + -āris -ar 1
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jug·u·lar   (jŭg'yə-lər)   
adj.  Of, relating to, or located in the region of the neck or throat.
n.  
  1. A jugular vein.
  2. The most vital part: a strategic attack aimed at the enemy's jugular.

[Late Latin iugulāris (vēna), jugular (vein), from Latin iugulum, collarbone, diminutive of iugum, yoke; see yeug- in Indo-European roots.]
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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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Main Entry: 1jug·u·lar
Pronunciation: 'j&g-y&-l&r also 'jüg- or -(&-)l&r
Function: adjective
1 : of or relating to the throat or neck
2 : of or relating to the jugular vein <jugular pulsations>

Main Entry: 2jugular
Function: noun
: JUGULAR VEIN
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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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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jugular

see go for, def. 4.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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