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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ca•rot•id /kəˈrɑtɪd/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- AnatomyAlso called caˈrot•id ˌar•ter•y. either of two large arteries on each side of the neck that carry blood from the heart to the head.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ca•rot•id (kə rot′id),USA pronunciation [Anat.]n. - AnatomyAlso called carot′id ar′tery. either of the two large arteries, one on each side of the head, that carry blood to the head and that divide into an external branch supplying the neck, face, and other external parts, and an internal branch supplying the brain, eye, and other internal parts.
adj. - Anatomypertaining to a carotid artery.
- Greek karōtídes neck arteries, equivalent. to karōt(ikós) soporific (kár(os) stupor + -ōtikos -otic) + -ides -id1; so called by Galen, who found that their compression causes stupor
- 1660–70
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: carotid /kəˈrɒtɪd/ n - either one of the two principal arteries that supply blood to the head and neck
adj - of or relating to either of these arteries
Etymology: 17th Century: from French, from Greek karōtides, from karoun to stupefy; so named by Galen, because pressure on them produced unconsciousness |