Found 3 items, similar to Carotid.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: carotid
nadi
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: carotid
carotid
adj : of or relating to either of the two major arteries supplying
blood to the head and neck
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Carotid
Carotid
\Ca*rot"id\, n. [Gr. ?, pl., from ? heavy sleep: cf. F.
carotide. The early Greeks believed that these arteries in
some way caused drowsiness.] (Anat.)
One of the two main arteries of the neck, by which blood is
conveyed from the aorta to the head.
Note: [See Illust. of
Aorta.]
[1913 Webster]
Carotid
\Ca*rot"id\, Carotidal
\Ca*rot"id*al\, a. (Anat.)
Pertaining to, or near, the carotids or one of them; as, the
carotid gland.
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