jugular
jugular Lexical Profile
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• adjective
Relating to or situated in the neck or throat.
"The physician carefully examined the patient's jugular pulse during the cardiovascular assessment."
• noun
Any of several large veins in the neck that carry deoxygenated blood from the head back to the heart.
"The veterinary surgeon monitored the horse's jugular while administering the intravenous medication."
The most vital or vulnerable point of a person, organization, or argument (especially in the phrase 'go for the jugular').
"During the televised debate, the challenger went straight for the jugular by questioning the incumbent's financial record."
• Rhymes for jugular
Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the late 16th century from Late Latin jugularis, from Latin jugulum ('collarbone, hollow of the neck'), a diminutive of jugum ('yoke').