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JUGULAR BULB

One of two dilated parts of the inside jugular vein: the superior bulb (Heister's diverticulum) is a dilation at the beginning of the inside jugular vein in the jugular fossa of the temporal bone; the inferior bulb is a dilat ed portion of the vein just till it reaches the brachiocephalic vein. Synonym: jugular bulb, bulbus venae jugularis.
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