ca‧rot‧id ar‧te‧ry /kəˈrɒtəd ˌɑːtəri, kəˈrɒtɪd ˌɑːtəri $ -ˈrɑːtəd ˌɑːr-/
noun [countable] medical[
Date: 1600-1700;
Language: French;
Origin: carotide, from Greek karotides 'carotid arteries', from karoun 'to make unconscious']
one of the two
ARTERIES in your neck that supply blood to your head
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