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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun Any of several large veins of the neck that drain blood from the head.

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

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  • noun veins in the neck that return blood from the head

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