external jugular vein
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Introduction
A paired superficial vein in the neck formed by the junction the retromandibular vein with the posterior auricular vein inferior to the lower border of the parotid gland. It passes inferiorly & superficially in the neck crossing sternocleidomastoid, emptying into the subclavian vein.
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References
- ↑ Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999