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carotid |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Carotid \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}.] From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Carotid \Ca*rot"id\, Carotidal \Ca*rot"id*al\, a. (Anat.) Pertaining to or near the carotids or one of them as the carotid gland. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: carotid adj : of or relating to either of the two major arteries supplying blood to the head and neck
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