jugular

adj.
Of, relating to, or located in the region of the neck or throat.

n.

1. A jugular vein.
2. The most vital part: a strategic attack aimed at the enemy's jugular.

[Late Latin iugulāris (vēna), jugular (vein), from Latin iugulum, collarbone, diminutive of iugum, yoke.]

(JUG-uh-luhr)

adjective
Of or pertaining to the neck or throat.

noun
1. A jugular vein
2. The most important or vulnerable part of something.

Etymology
From Late Latin jugularis, from Latin jugulum (collarbone, throat), from Latin jugum, yoke).

Usage
"Contrary to Survivor's scheming, the world of business demands a spirit of cooperation and congratulation, not envy and go-for-the-jugular ruthlessness." — Michael Medved, 'Survivor' Tactics Would Flop in Real World, The USA Today, Feb 28, 2001.

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1. pertaining to the neck.
2. one of the jugular veins.

• j. furrow — the groove on each side of the neck in which the jugular vein can be located. Lies dorsal to the trachea.
• j. inlet — the depression at the base of the neck where the jugular vein passes medial to the first rib. Examination of the inlet is valuable because it is possible to determine the activity and efficiency of the right atrium and the patency of the jugular vein by observing the movements of the vein's wall.
• j. vein distention — see jugular vein engorgement (below).

  External jugular vein in the dog. By permission from McCurnin D, Poffenbarger EM, Small Animal Physical Diagnosis and Clinical Procedures, Saunders, 1991

• j. vein engorgement — is a clinical indicator of obstruction to the return of blood to the right atrium, e.g. because of congestive heart failure or space-occupying lesion in the anterior thorax.
• j. veins — two pairs of large veins, internal and external, that return blood to the heart from the head and neck.

IN BRIEF: n. - A vital part that is vulnerable to attack; Veins in the neck that return blood from the head adj. - Relating to or located in the region of the neck or throat.

Tutor's tip: The novice "juggler" (entertainer who can keep several objects in the air simultaneously) should start with apples, not knives, to protect his "jugular" (main vein going to the brain).

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - hals-
n. - halsbugfinnet fisk

idioms:

• go for the jugular    gå efter struben

Nederlands (Dutch)
halsslagader, de essentie van iets, betreffende keelvinnigen

Français (French)
adj. - jugulaire
n. - veine jugulaire

idioms:

• go for the jugular    attaquer le point faible de son adversaire

Deutsch (German)
n. - Drosselvene
adj. - jugular, Kehl-

idioms:

• go for the jugular    versuchen, den Lebensnerv zu treffen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - σφαγίτις (φλέβα)
adj. - (ανατ.) σφαγιδιτικός, αυχενικός
abbr. - σφαγίτις (φλέβα)

idioms:

• go for the jugular    επιτίθεμαι λάβρος

Italiano (Italian)
carotide, giugulare

idioms:

• go for the jugular    attaccare senza misericordia, puntare al punto più debole

Português (Portuguese)
n., -
adj. - jugular (f) (Anat.)

idioms:

• go for the jugular    criticar ou atacar alguém, para prejudicá-lo

Русский (Russian)
яремная вена, уязвимое место, шейный, убийственный

idioms:

• go for the jugular    схватить за горло

Español (Spanish)
adj. - yugular, del cuello, de la garganta
n. - yugular

idioms:

• go for the jugular    atacar el punto más débil, tirar a matar

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - halsven
adj. - strup-, hals-
abbr. - halsven

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
咽喉的, 颈静脉的, 颈部的, 颈静脉

idioms:

• go for the jugular    取对手的性命

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 咽喉的, 頸靜脈的, 頸部的
n. - 頸靜脈

idioms:

• go for the jugular    取對手的性命

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 경정맥의, 급소를 노리는
n. - 경정맥 , 급소

idioms:

• go for the jugular    격렬하게 공격하다

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 頚の, 頚静脈の
n. - 頚静脈, 最大の弱点

idioms:

• go for the jugular    急所を攻める

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) وريد ودجي (صفه) عنقي, وداجي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮של הצוואר, בעל סנפירי גחון (דג)‬
n. - ‮וריד הצוואר‬

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