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COMMON CAROTID
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Runs upward in the neck and divides into the external and internal carotid arteries
Synonyms:
common carotid; common carotid artery
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("common carotid" is a kind of...):
arteria carotis; carotid artery (either of two major arteries of the neck and head; branches from the aorta)