carotid triangle

noun

A space in each lateral half of the neck that is bounded in back by the sternocleidomastoid muscle, below by the omohyoid muscle, and above by the stylohyoid and digastric muscles.

Similar
superior carotid triangle
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Meanings

nouncarotid triangle (plural carotid triangles)

plural carotid triangles

  1. anatomyA space in each lateral half of the neck that is bounded in back by the sternocleidomastoid muscle, below by the omohyoid muscle, and above by the stylohyoid and digastric muscles.

    Synonyms: superior carotid triangle

  2. datedanatomyEither of the two spaces in the anterolateral neck.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA space in each lateral half of the neck that is bounded in back by the sternocleidomastoid muscle, below by the omohyoid muscle, and above by the stylohyoid and digastric muscles.

Similar
superior carotid triangle
Also see
superior carotid triangle

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 頸動脈三角 /颈动脉三角
  • 頸動脈三角 /颈动脉三角 (jǐngdòngmài sānjiǎo)space in the lateral neck
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Chicago

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