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carotid

[ kuh-rot-id ]

noun

  1. Also called ca·rot·id ar·ter·y [k, uh, -, rot, -id , ahr, -t, uh, -ree]. either of the two large arteries, one on each side of the head, that carry blood to the head and that divide into an external branch supplying the neck, face, and other external parts, and an internal branch supplying the brain, eye, and other internal parts.


adjective

  1. pertaining to a carotid artery.

carotid

/ əˈɒɪ /

noun

  1. either one of the two principal arteries that supply blood to the head and neck
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. of or relating to either of these arteries
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈdzپ岹, adjective
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Other 51Թ Forms

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of carotid1

1660–70; < Greek 첹ōí neck arteries, equivalent to 첹ō ( ó ) soporific ( á ( os ) stupor + -ōپDz -otic ) + -ides -id 1; so called by Galen, who found that their compression causes stupor
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of carotid1

C17: from French, from Greek 첹ōides, from karoun to stupefy; so named by Galen, because pressure on them produced unconsciousness
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It involves threading a catheter through the thigh’s femoral artery, behind the heart through the carotid artery and into the skull.

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Doctors identified a carotid web in her neck - a rare shelf-like structure that can interrupt blood flow to the brain - as the cause and, in August, they performed surgery to remove it.

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Pulse wave velocity was measured by impedance cardiography, while carotid intima-media thickness and carotid artery distensibility were measured by carotid ultrasonography.

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The protests over McClain and Floyd also ushered in a wave of state legislation to curb the use of neck holds known as carotid restraints, which cut off circulation, and chokeholds, which cut off breathing.

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The tumor had spread through the thyroid gland, onto the carotid artery and into the tracheal rings.

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