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Noun: anterior jugular vein
  1. Arises below the chin from veins draining the lower face; joins the external jugular vein
    "The anterior jugular vein was visibly distended in the patient with heart failure"

Derived forms: anterior jugular veins

Type of: jugular, jugular vein, vena jugularis

Encyclopedia: Anterior jugular vein