carótida — meaning in English
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English meaning
- carotid noun Either of the two main arteries in the neck that carry blood up to the head and brain.
Senses
carótida is used for these senses in English:
- carotid (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the carotid artery.
- carotid (anatomy) Either of the two main arteries that supply blood to the head of which the left in humans arises from the arch of the aorta and the right by bifurcation of the brachiocephalic artery with each passing up the side of the neck and dividing opposite the upper border of the thyroid cartilage into an external branch supplying the face, tongue, and external parts of the head and an internal branch supplying the brain, eye, and other internal parts of the head.
carotid — full definition
- noun Either of the two main arteries in the neck that carry blood up to the head and brain.
- adjective Relating to the carotid artery.