Carotid
Pronunciation : Ca*rot"id
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Gr. carotide. The early Greeks believed that these arteries in some way caused drowsiness.] (Anat.)
Definition : Defn: 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.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Ca*rot"id, Ca*rot"id*al
Part of Speech : a.
Definition : Defn: Pertaining to, or near, the carotids or one of them; as, the carotid gland.
(Anat.)
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913