carotid artery
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Humancarotid arteryca‧rot‧id ar‧te‧ry /kəˈrɒtəd ˌɑːtəri $ -ˈrɑːtəd ˌɑːr-/ noun [countable] medical HBHone of the two arteries in your neck that supply blood to your headExamples from the Corpuscarotid artery• This is the carotid artery which carries blood to the head.Origin carotid artery (1600-1700) French carotide, from Greek karotides “carotid arteries”, from karoun “to make unconscious”