noun
jugular vein
Anatomical term for the large veins in the neck that return blood from the head to the heart.
医者は超音波で頸静脈の血流を調べた。
The doctor examined the blood flow in the jugular vein using ultrasound.
Standard kanji spelling using the common 頸 character.
Variant spelling using 頚, which is a simplified form of 頸.
Compound of 頸 (neck) + 静脈 (vein). The reading is on'yomi.