carotid Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective of or relating to either of the two major arteries supplying blood to the head and neck

WordNet

Ca*rot"id noun
Etymology
Gr. , pl., from heavy sleep: cf. F. carotide. The early Greeks believed that these arteries in some way caused drowsiness.
Definitions
  1. (Anat.) One of the two main arteries of the neck, by which blood is conveyed from the aorta to the head. See Illust. of Aorta.
Ca*rot"id, Ca*rot"id*al adjective (Also<
  • Carotid
  • Carotidal
)
Definitions
  1. (Anat.) Pertaining to, or near, the carotids or one of them; as, the carotid gland.

Webster 1913