carotids
plural of carotid
• actroids, castorid
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
28 April 2024
(adjective) of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by several genes at once; of or related to or determined by polygenes
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