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| ca·rot·id [ kə róttid ] (plural ca·rot·ids) or ca·rot·id ar·ter·y [ kə ròttid rtəree ] (plural ca·rot·id ar·ter·ies) |
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artery in neck: a large artery on each side of the neck that supplies blood to the head
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| [Early 17th century. Via French carotide or modern Latin carotides< Greek karōtides< karoun "stupefy"] |
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