CAROTID SINUS


Meaning of CAROTID SINUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Date: circa 1923

: a small but richly innervated arterial enlargement that is located near the point in the neck where either carotid artery divides to form its main branches and that functions in the regulation of heart rate and blood pressure

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