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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 ofdeoxygenated blood.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun veins in the neck that return blood from the head
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