carotid

n.
Either of the two major arteries, one on each side of the neck, that carry blood to the head.

adj.
Of or relating to either of these arteries.

[French carotide, from Greek karōtides, carotid arteries, from karoun, to stupefy (because compression of these arteries causes loss of consciousness).]

(kərot′id)
n

Either one of the two main right and left arteries of the neck.

Relating to the carotid artery, the principal artery of the neck.

• c. body — a small neurovascular structure lying in the bifurcation of the common carotid arteries, containing chemoreceptors that monitor oxygen content in blood and help to regulate respiration. Called also glomus caroticum.
• c. body tumors — usually unilateral nonfunctional adenoma, chemodectoma, nonchromaffin paraganglioma, or locally invasive carcinoma which may cause deviation of the trachea.
• c. canal — transmits the internal carotid artery to the cranial cavity through the pars petrosa of the temporal bone.
• c. sheath — contains the common carotid artery, internal jugular vein and vagosympathetic trunk.
• c. sinus — a dilatation of the proximal portion of the internal carotid or distal portion of the common carotid artery, containing in its wall pressoreceptors which are stimulated by changes in blood pressure.
• c. sinus reflex — slowing of the heart rate when pressure is applied over the carotid sinus.
• c. sinus syndrome — syncope sometimes associated with convulsive seizures due to overactivity of the carotid sinus reflex.

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - hals-
n. - halspulsåre

Nederlands (Dutch)
(betreffende) halsslagader

Français (French)
adj. - carotidien
n. - artère carotide

Deutsch (German)
n. - Halsschlagader
adj. - Karotis-

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (ανατ.) καρωτίδα
adj. - (ανατ.) καρωτιδικός

Italiano (Italian)
carotide, carotideo

Português (Portuguese)
n. - carótide (f)
adj. - carotídeo

Русский (Russian)
сонная артерия

Español (Spanish)
adj. - de la carótida
n. - carótida

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - halspulsåder
adj. - halspulsåder-

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
颈动脉的, 颈动脉

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 頸動脈的
n. - 頸動脈

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 경동맥의
n. - 경동맥

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 頚動脈
adj. - 頚動脈の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) الشريان السباتي (صفه) سباتي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮של הראש, של עורק הראש‬
n. - ‮עורק הראש‬

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