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    carotid artery

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    ca·rot·id ar·te·ry /kəˈrɒtəd ˌɑːtəri $ -ˈrɑːtəd ˌɑːr-/ noun [countable] medical  HBHone of the two arteries in your neck that supply blood to your head 颈动脉
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    carotid artery• This is the carotid artery which carries blood to the head.    Origin carotid artery (1600-1700) French carotide, from Greek karotides “carotid arteries”, from karoun “to make unconscious”
    ca·rot·id ar·te·ry nounChineseSyllable
    supply one neck that blood the in two arteries your Corpus of


    carotid artery
    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


    ca·rotid ar·teryBrE /kəˈrɒtɪd ɑːtəri/ 🔊NAmE /kəˈrɑːtɪd ɑːrtəri/ 🔊 noun (anatomy 解剖学) either of the two large arteries in the neck that carry blood to the head 颈动脉