CAROTID


Meaning of CAROTID in English

[ca.rot.id] adj [F or Gk; F carotide, fr. Gk karotides carotid arteries, fr. karoun to stupefy; akin to Gk kara head--more at cerebral] (1543): of, relating to, or being the chief artery or pair of arteries that pass up the neck and supply the head -- carotid n

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