COMMON CAROTID ARTERY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Runs upward in the neck and divides into the external and internal carotid arteries

Synonyms:

common carotid; common carotid artery

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("common carotid artery" is a kind of...):

arteria carotis; carotid artery (either of two major arteries of the neck and head; branches from the aorta)

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