arteria carotis

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Noun

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arteria carotis - either of two major arteries of the neck and head; branches from the aortacarotid arteryarteria, arterial blood vessel, artery - a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the bodycommon carotid, common carotid artery - runs upward in the neck and divides into the external and internal carotid arteriesexternal carotid, external carotid artery - the branch of the carotid artery that supplies blood to the face and tongue and external parts of the headinternal carotid artery - the branch of the carotid artery that supplies blood to the brain and eyes and internal parts of the headcervix, neck - the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body; "he admired her long graceful neck"; "the horse won by a neck"