carotidynia

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noun

A syndrome characterized by unilateral tenderness of the carotid artery, near the bifurcation.

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Meanings

nouncarotidynia (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA syndrome characterized by unilateral tenderness of the carotid artery, near the bifurcation.

Origin

From carotid + -dynia via erroneous rebracketing of -odynia; in other words, whereas the suffix -dynia is morphologically appropriate in words such as aquadynia and dermatodynia, its use in the coining of the word carotidynia was a misapprehension that got propagated into widespread use and is now idiomatically established, notwithstanding the objection.

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APA

carotidynia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carotidynia

MLA

“carotidynia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carotidynia. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “carotidynia,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carotidynia.

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