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Carotid

Carotid Meaning & Definition
Carotid Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Carotid?

[adj] of or relating to either of the two major arteries supplying blood to the head and neck

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Carotid In Webster's Dictionary

\Ca*rot"id\, n. [Gr. ?, pl., from ? heavy sleep: cf. F. carotide. The early Greeks believed that these arteries in some way caused drowsiness.] (Anat.) One of the two main arteries of the neck, by which blood is conveyed from the aorta to the head. Note: [See Illust. of {Aorta}.]
\Ca*rot"id\, Carotidal \Ca*rot"id*al\, a. (Anat.) Pertaining to, or near, the carotids or one of them; as, the carotid gland.

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