Meaning of Carotid | Babel Free
kəˈɹɒt.ɪdDefinitions
Either of the two main arteries that supply blood to the head of which the left in humans arises from the arch of the aorta and the right by bifurcation of the brachiocephalic artery with each passing up the side of the neck and dividing opposite the upper border of the thyroid cartilage into an external branch supplying the face, tongue, and external parts of the head and an internal branch supplying the brain, eye, and other internal parts of the head.
Equivalents
Čeština
krkavice
Dansk
halspulsåre
Ελληνικά
καρωτίδα
Français
carotide
Gaeilge
artaire caratach
Italiano
carotide
ខ្មែរ
សរសៃរយាងក
Nederlands
halsslagader
Русский
со́нная арте́рия
Svenska
halspulsåder
Türkçe
şah damarı
Tiếng Việt
động mạch cảnh
Examples
“I shoot Mr. Marlow twice, severing jugulars and cartoids with near surgical precision. He will die watching me take what is his away from him. This is my design.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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