CAROTID

carotid

(adjective) of or relating to either of the two major arteries supplying blood to the head and neck

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

carotid (plural carotids)

(anatomy) Any of a number of major arteries in the head and neck.

Synonyms

• carotid artery

Adjective

carotid (not comparable)

Relating to these arteries.

Anagrams

• 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



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