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noun also common carotid arteryUseful english dictionary. 2012.
common carotid artery — n the part of either carotid artery between its point of origin and its division into the internal and external carotid arteries called also common carotid … Medical dictionary
Common carotid artery — Artery: Common carotid artery Schematic of the proximal aorta and its branches … Wikipedia
common carotid artery — noun runs upward in the neck and divides into the external and internal carotid arteries • Syn: ↑common carotid • Hypernyms: ↑carotid artery, ↑arteria carotis * * * noun see common carotid * * * Anat. the part of a carotid artery between its… … Useful english dictionary
common carotid artery — Anat. the part of a carotid artery between its origin and its point of division into branches. * * * … Universalium
Carotid stenting — (CAS) is a minimally invasive surgical procedure available to correct carotid stenosis (narrowing of the carotid artery lumen by atheroma). Carotid stenosis can present with no symptoms (diagnosed incidentally) or through symptoms such as… … Wikipedia
Carotid plexus — can refer to: * Common carotid plexus * Internal carotid plexus * External carotid plexus … Wikipedia
carotid sinus — n a small but richly innervated arterial enlargement that is located near the point in the neck where the common carotid artery divides into the internal and the external carotid arteries and that functions in the regulation of heart rate and… … Medical dictionary
Carotid artery — A key artery located in the front of the neck though which blood from the heart goes to the brain. There are 2 carotid arteries the right and left common carotid arteries on each side of the neck. Together, the right and left common carotid… … Medical dictionary
Carotid — Pertaining to the carotid artery and the area near that key artery located in the front of the neck though which blood from the heart goes to the brain. There are 2 carotid arteries the right and left common carotid arteries on each side of the… … Medical dictionary
Carotid triangle — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = trigonum caroticum GraySubject = 145 GrayPage = 564 Caption = The triangles of the neck. (Anterior triangles to the left; posterior triangles to the right. Superior carotid triangle labeled at center left.) … Wikipedia
