carotid triangle
carotid triangle · carotid triangles
A space in each lateral half of the neck that is bounded in back by the…A space in each lateral half of the neck that is bounded in back by the sternocleidomastoid muscle, below by the omohyoid muscle, and above by the stylohyoid and digastric muscles.
Meaning
2 sensesA space in each lateral half of the neck that is bounded in back by the sternocleidomastoid muscle, below by the omohyoid muscle, and above by the stylohyoid and digastric muscles.
(dated)Either of the two spaces in the anterolateral neck.
Forms
plural: carotid triangles| Singular | carotid triangle |
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| Plural | carotid triangles |
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