carotid
(adjective) of or relating to either of the two major arteries supplying blood to the head and neck
Source: WordNet® 3.1
carotid (plural carotids)
(anatomy) Any of a number of major arteries in the head and neck.
• carotid artery
carotid (not comparable)
Relating to these arteries.
• actroid, arctoid, dartoic
Source: Wiktionary
Ca*rot"id, n. Etym: [Gr. carotide. The early Greeks believed that these arteries in some way caused drowsiness.] (Anat.)
Definition: 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, Ca*rot"id*al, a. (Anat.)
Definition: Pertaining to, or near, the carotids or one of them; as, the carotid gland.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 January 2025
(adjective) being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north; “my left hand”; “left center field”; “the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream”
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