About The Word Carotid body

Bay Area Crosswords

Learn about the word Carotid body to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Carotid body definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.

Carotid body

Carotid body Meaning & Definition
Carotid body Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Carotid body?

[n] located near the bifurcations of the carotid arteries; monitors oxygen content of the blood and helps control respiration

Synonyms | Synonyms for Carotid body:

Related Terms | Find terms related to Carotid body:

See Also | chemoreceptor

More Crossword Puzzle Words

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Cross Word Of The Day

  • Ass-kisser ‐ someone who humbles himself as a sign of respect; who behaves…
  • Hamamelis ‐ deciduous shrubs or small trees:…
  • Honoree ‐ a recipient of honors in recognition of noteworthy…
  • Estranged ‐ caused to…
  • Bully off ‐ start a game by…
  • Winy ‐ having the taste of wine; "a rich…
  • George herbert hitchings ‐ United States biochemist noted for developing drugs to treat…
  • Mother tongue ‐ one's native language; the language learned by children and passed…
  • Spun sugar ‐ a candy made by spinning sugar that has been boiled to a high…
  • Genus cephalanthera ‐ small genus of temperate Old World…