Meanings
nouncommon carotid artery (plural common carotid arteries)
plural common carotid arteries · alternative common carotid
- anatomyThe part of either carotid artery between its point of origin and its division into the internal and external carotid arteries.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounruns upward in the neck and divides into the external and internal carotid arteries
Similar
common carotid
Broader
carotid arteryarteria carotis
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 頸總動脈 /颈总动脉
- 頸總動脈 /颈总动脉 (jǐngzǒngdòngmài)artery to the head and neck
Polish tętnica szyjna wspólna
- tętnica szyjna wspólnaartery to the head and neck
Cite this entry
APA
common carotid artery. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/common%20carotid%20artery
MLA
“common carotid artery.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/common%20carotid%20artery. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “common carotid artery,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/common%20carotid%20artery.
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