carotid
IPA: kɝˈɑtɪd
noun
- (anatomy) Either of the two main arteries that supply blood to the head of which the left in humans arises from the arch of the aorta and the right by bifurcation of the brachiocephalic artery with each passing up the side of the neck and dividing opposite the upper border of the thyroid cartilage into an external branch supplying the face, tongue, and external parts of the head and an internal branch supplying the brain, eye, and other internal parts of the head.
adjective
- (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the carotid artery.
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Examples of "carotid" in Sentences
- Diabetes and carotid atherosclerosis.
- A synonym for the carotid sinus is the carotid bulb.
- A synonym for the carotid sinus is the 'carotid bulb'.
- History of spontaneous dissection of the cervical carotid artery.
- The carotid body contains the most vascular tissue in the human body.
- It lies superficial to the internal jugular vein in the carotid sheath.
- It is a branch of the cavernous carotid artery internal carotid artery .
- This part of the artery is known as the carotid sinus or the carotid bulb.
- Aspirin is recommended after a carotid endarterectomy or carotid artery stent.
- Carotid sinus is the sensor of how strong is the effect of gravity on the body.
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