adjective · rare

carotid

Of or pertaining to the carotid arteryOf or pertaining to the carotid artery.

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UK/kəˈɹɒt.ɪd/US/kəˈɹɑt.ɪd/

» Zera showed her students how to palpate the carotid artery without pressing too hard.

Meaning

1 senses

(not comparable)Of or pertaining to the carotid artery.

More definitions

of or relating to either of the two major arteries supplying blood to the head and neck

Examples

3 sentences

Zera showed her students how to palpate the carotid artery without pressing too hard.
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Worn on the neck, the device records central blood pressure in the carotid artery, internal jugular vein and external jugular vein.
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Ziri stabbed Rima in the carotid.
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Origin

Borrowed from French carotide or New Latin carōtides, from Ancient Greek κᾰρωτῐ́δες (kărōt

Borrowed from French carotide or New Latin carōtides, from Ancient Greek κᾰρωτῐ́δες (kărōtĭ́des, “carotid arteries”), from κᾰρόω (kăróō, “to plunge into deep sleep or torpor”) + -τῐ́δες (-tĭ́des, plural nominal suffix), from the fact that the carotid artery supplies blood to the brain, and interruption of this flow causes loss of consciousness.

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