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Jugular

Of or pertaining to the throat or neck; as, the jugular vein.

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Vein 76% connected

One of the vessels which carry blood, either venous or arterial, to the heart. See Artery, 2.

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Vena 76% connected

A vein.

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Cervix 70% connected

The neck; also, the necklike portion of any part, as of the womb. See Illust. of Bird.

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Neck 70% connected

The part of an animal which connects the head and the trunk, and which, in man and many other animals, is more slender than the trunk.

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Cervix 66% connected

The neck; also, the necklike portion of any part, as of the womb. See Illust. of Bird.

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