Carotid

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Carotid \Ca*rot"id\, n. [Gr. ?, pl., from ? heavy sleep: cf. F.
     carotide. The early Greeks believed that these arteries in
     some way caused drowsiness.] (Anat.)
     One of the two main arteries of the neck, by which blood is
     conveyed from the aorta to the head.
  


     Note: [See Illust. of {Aorta}.]
           [1913 Webster] Carotid

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Carotid \Ca*rot"id\, Carotidal \Ca*rot"id*al\, a. (Anat.)
     Pertaining to, or near, the carotids or one of them; as, the
     carotid gland.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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