English Explanatory Dictionary

jugular

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Relating to, or located near, the neck or throat.
  2. Of or pertaining to the jugular vein.
  3. Having ventral fins attached under the throat.
  4. Relating to juggling.
noun
  1. Ellipsis of jugular vein.
  2. Any critical vulnerability.

Pronunciation

/ˈd͡ʒʌɡ.jʊl.ə/ /ˈd͡ʒʌɡ.jəl.ɚ/ /ˈd͡ʒu.ɡjəl.ɚ/ /ˈd͡ʒʌɡ.əl.ɚ/ /ˈd͡ʒʌɡ.lɚ/ en-us-jugular.ogg en-au-jugular.ogg

Word forms

jugular jugulary jugulars

Etymology

Late 16th century borrowing from Late Latin jugulāris, from jugulum (“the collarbone; the hollow part of the neck above the collarbone; the throat”) + -āris (“-ar, -ary”, adjectival suffix); equivalent to jugulum + -ar.

Derived words

abdominojugular hepatojugular hepatojugularometer intrajugular jugular foramen jugular notch jugular trunk jugular vein jugular venous pressure jugulo- transjugular go for the jugular

Translations

Bulgarian: отнасящ се до шията Catalan: jugular Chinese Mandarin: 頸的 /颈的 Czech: jugulární Czech: hrdelní Czech: krční Dutch: jugulair Finnish: kaula- French: jugulaire Galician: xugular Greek: τραχηλικός Ido: faucala Marathi: गल- Polish: szyjny Portuguese: jugular Russian: ше́йный Spanish: yugular
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