'Carotid' definitions:
Definition of 'carotid'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Of or relating to either of the two major arteries supplying blood to the head and neck
Definition of 'Carotid'
From: GCIDE
- Carotid \Ca*rot"id\, n. [Gr. ?, pl., from ? heavy sleep: cf. F. carotide. The early Greeks believed that these arteries in some way caused drowsiness.] (Anat.) One of the two main arteries of the neck, by which blood is conveyed from the aorta to the head.
- Note: [See Illust. of Aorta.] [1913 Webster] Carotid
Definition of 'Carotid'
From: GCIDE
- Carotid \Ca*rot"id\, Carotidal \Ca*rot"id*al\, a. (Anat.) Pertaining to, or near, the carotids or one of them; as, the carotid gland. [1913 Webster]