common carotid artery

English

Alternative forms

common carotid

Noun

common carotid artery (plural common carotid arteries)

(anatomy) The part of either carotid artery between its point of origin and its division into the internal and external carotid arteries.
Meronyms: external carotid artery, internal carotid artery

Translations

artery to the head and neck

Chinese:
Mandarin: 頸總動脈／颈总动脉 (jǐngzǒngdòngmài)

References

“common carotid artery”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

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