carotid

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UK/kəˈɹɒt.ɪd/US/kəˈɹɑt.ɪd/

noun

Either of the two main arteries that supply blood to the head of which the left in humans arises from the arch of the aorta and the right by bifurcation of the brachiocephalic artery with each passing up the side of the neck and dividing opposite the upper border of the thyroid cartilage into an external branch supplying the face, tongue, and external parts of the head and an internal branch supplying the brain, eye, and other internal parts of the head.

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carotid arterycarotidalcarotidean
OriginFrench carotide ← New Latin carōtides ← Ancient Greek κᾰρωτῐ́δες →
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Meanings

nouncarotid (plural carotids)

plural carotids

  1. anatomyEither of the two main arteries that supply blood to the head of which the left in humans arises from the arch of the aorta and the right by bifurcation of the brachiocephalic artery with each passing up the side of the neck and dividing opposite the upper border of the thyroid cartilage into an external branch supplying the face, tongue, and external parts of the head and an internal branch supplying the brain, eye, and other internal parts of the head.

    Even a vasocompression between C-Spine and mandibula during a hyperinclination trauma can lead to a dissection of the internal carotid artery (ICA) [ 1, 2 ].

    2015 July 22, Moritz Crönlein et al., “Traumatic bilateral carotid artery dissection following severe blunt trauma: a case report on the difficulties in diagnosis and therapy of an often overlooked life-threatening injury”, in European Journal of Medical Research, volume 20, →DOI, archived from the original on 06 Feb 2025
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    I shoot Mr. Marlow twice, severing jugulars and cartoids with near surgical precision. He will die watching me take what is his away from him. This is my design.

    2013 April 4, Hannibal, season 1, episode 1, spoken by Will Graham (Hugh Dancy)

    Synonyms: carotid artery

adjectivecarotid (not comparable)
  1. not comparableanatomyOf or pertaining to the carotid artery.

    Synonyms: carotidal, carotidean

Synonyms & antonyms

nounEither of the two main arteries that supply blood to the head of which the left in humans arises from the arch of the aorta and the right by bifurcation of the brachiocephalic artery with each passing up the side of the neck and dividing opposite the upper border of the thyroid cartilage into an external branch supplying the face, tongue, and external parts of the head and an internal branch supplying the brain, eye, and other internal parts of the head.

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carotid artery

adjectiveOf or pertaining to the carotid artery.

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carotidalcarotidean
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carotid artery

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekκᾰρωτῐ́δες“carotid arteries”
  2. New Latincarōtides
  3. Frenchcarotide
  4. Englishcarotid

Borrowed from French carotide or New Latin carōtides, from Ancient Greek κᾰρωτῐ́δες (kărōtĭ́des, “carotid arteries”), from κᾰρόω (kăróō, “to plunge into deep sleep or torpor”) + -τῐ́δες (-tĭ́des, plural nominal suffix), from the fact that the carotid artery supplies blood to the brain, and interruption of this flow causes loss of consciousness.

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Translations

Arabic الشَّرْيَان السُّبَاتِيّ
  • الشَّرْيَان السُّبَاتِيّ (aš-šaryān as-subātiyy)major artery in the head and neck
Catalan caròtide
  • caròtidemajor artery in the head and neck
Chinese Mandarin 頸動脈 /颈动脉
  • 頸動脈 /颈动脉 (jǐngdòngmài)major artery in the head and neck
Czech krkavice
  • krkavicemajor artery in the head and neck
Danish halspulsåre
  • halspulsåremajor artery in the head and neck
Dutch halsslagader
  • halsslagadermajor artery in the head and neck
Finnish kaulavaltimo, karotisvaltimo
  • kaulavaltimomajor artery in the head and neck
  • karotisvaltimomajor artery in the head and neck
French carotide
  • carotidemajor artery in the head and neck
German Carotis, Kopfschlagader
  • Carotismajor artery in the head and neck
  • Kopfschlagadermajor artery in the head and neck
  • Halsschlagadermajor artery in the head and neck
Greek καρωτίδα αρτηρία
  • καρωτίδα αρτηρία (karotída artiría)major artery in the head and neck
Hungarian nyaki verőér
  • nyaki verőérmajor artery in the head and neck
Irish artaire caratach
  • artaire caratachmajor artery in the head and neck
Italian carotide
  • carotidemajor artery in the head and neck
Persian رگ خواب
  • رگ خواب (rag-e xwāb)major artery in the head and neck
Polish tętnica szyjna, szyjny
  • tętnica szyjnamajor artery in the head and neck
  • szyjnyrelating to the carotid
Russian со́нная арте́рия
  • со́нная арте́рия (sónnaja artérija)major artery in the head and neck
Spanish carótida, carótida
  • carótidamajor artery in the head and neck
  • carótidarelating to the carotid
  • carotídeorelating to the carotid
Swedish halspulsåder
  • halspulsådermajor artery in the head and neck
Turkish şah damarı
  • şah damarımajor artery in the head and neck
Vietnamese động mạch cảnh
  • động mạch cảnhmajor artery in the head and neck
Welsh carotid
  • carotidmajor artery in the head and neck

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with carotid

spotteddottedpottedknottedparotidbesottedunspottedbedottedbeknottedbicarotidintracarotidmisallottedoverplottedpreallottedproglottidshottedsubcarotidtranscarotidundottedunknottedunpotted
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Anagrams

dartoicarctoidactroid
Cite this entry
APA

carotid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carotid

MLA

“carotid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carotid. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “carotid,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carotid.

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