In order to place a sterile catheter a small area of hair is clipped over the jugular vein. From LearnThat.org. [www.yourdictionary.com]
He always goes for the jugular. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
jugular vein. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
In other words, Moore in the usual vein (jugular, that is). From Wordnik.com. [You Suck by Christopher Moore: Book summary] Reference
Another pair of veins runs from the head, past ears, through the neck; which veins are termed the jugular veins. From Wordnik.com. [The History of Animals] Reference
They're kind of in a bind there: if they really believe going for the jugular is their only hope, then they have to go for it. From Wordnik.com. [Polls Show Obama Way Up In Two Key Swing States] Reference
It has been called the jugular view of the British Commonwealth but we know that it is oil rather than blood which should flow through it. From Wordnik.com. [International Co-operation] Reference
Effective cut blocker who will go for the "jugular" on his hits. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com] Reference
Sorry Glenda, vampires go for the jugular which is much bigger, nor are they too precise and certainly wouldn't worry about hurting you. From Wordnik.com. [Yesterday, with vampires] Reference
When he does get close enough, he goes for the mop's "jugular," or the big bottle of cleaning fluid attached to the mop stem. From Wordnik.com. [Tucson Citizen] Reference
D. Facial vein entering the internal jugular vein. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Anatomy] Reference
During HBO's early heyday, he went for the jugular. From Wordnik.com. [What Michael Fuchs Wants You To Know] Reference
T. External jugular vein injected beneath the skin. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Anatomy] Reference
Lower end of left internal jugular vein, joining. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Anatomy] Reference
Venesection in respect to the external jugular vein. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Anatomy] Reference
B. Right internal jugular vein, joining the subclavian vein. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Anatomy] Reference
I had put the tube in your jugular and your blood began to leave. From Wordnik.com. [The Undertaker's Son] Reference
Vagus nerve between the carotid artery and internal jugular vein. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Anatomy] Reference
The wind on the other hand has always gone for the jugular eventually. From Wordnik.com. [Small Object With a Face Gone Awry (Revised)] Reference
I. Occipital artery crossing the internal carotid artery and jugular vein. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Anatomy] Reference
C. Vein formed by the union of external jugular, scapular, and other veins. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Anatomy] Reference
CHRISTGAU: Personally, I find Gray's stab at the musical jugular invigorating. From Wordnik.com. [Macy Gray: A Spiritual Comeback With 'The Sellout'] Reference
Their jugular veins or wrists had been slit, leaving the victims to die slowly. From Wordnik.com. [Counting Corpses] Reference
"They go for the jugular," says the U.S. Soccer Federation's Hank Steinbrecher. From Wordnik.com. [American Soccer's Better Half] Reference
Anterior jugular vein, piercing the cervical fascia to join the subclavian vein. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Anatomy] Reference
E. Anterior jugular vein, coursing beneath sterno-mastoid muscle and over the fascia. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Anatomy] Reference
M. External jugular vein seen under the fascia which invests the sterno-mastoid muscle. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Anatomy] Reference
Then that jugular vein, which I have in common ----; in an emphatic sense may I say with. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 85, November, 1864] Reference
The blade was just inches away from Mike Huckabee's jugular when he took his next question. From Wordnik.com. [Laid Back] Reference
And if it had been an instant reaction, it might not have been - it might have been more jugular. From Wordnik.com. [Ask Amy: The Art Of The Graceful Comeback] Reference
He's hardly the rube many Washington pundits think he is, but he may lack Carville's jugular instinct. From Wordnik.com. [And You Thought The Campaign Was Long] Reference
His teeth were strangely cool as they grazed the still soft skin over her jugular but did not sink in. From Wordnik.com. [Three Corpse Brunch: Part One] Reference
That era of good feeling lasted until he bit our neighbor near her jugular vein and we had to send him away. From Wordnik.com. [After The Plant Closed Down] Reference
Internal jugular vein crossed by some branches of the cervical plexus, which join the descendens noni nerve. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Anatomy] Reference
In some races, candidates aren't waiting to find out who their opponent will be before going for the jugular. From Wordnik.com. [2010 likely to bring more negative campaign ads than ever, analyst says] Reference
Spitzer doesn't debate fine points of law with armies of high-paid corporate attorneys; he goes for the jugular. From Wordnik.com. [TOP OF HIS GAME] Reference
H. External jugular vein descending from the angle of the jaw, where it is formed by the union of temporal and maxillary veins. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Anatomy] Reference
I won't be surprised if you think that we have fangs and blood dripping from our mouths and are just waiting to bite your jugular. From Wordnik.com. [Josh Shahryar: The Real Story of Afghanistan Remains Untold] Reference
Clinton can be tough-the campaign proves it-but he is less willing to go for the jugular when he's governing than when he's politicking. From Wordnik.com. [How He Would Govern] Reference
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