CAROTID


Meaning of CAROTID in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ kə-ˈrä-təd ]

adjective

Etymology: French or Greek; French carotide, from Greek karōtides carotid arteries, from karoun to stupefy; akin to Greek kara head — more at cerebral

Date: 1543

: of, relating to, or being the chief artery or pair of arteries that pass up the neck and supply the head

• carotid noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.