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Word: Carotid
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 17th century: from French carotide or modern Latin carotides, from Greek karōtides, plural of karōtis ‘drowsiness’, from karoun ‘stupefy’ (because compression of these arteries was thought to cause stupor)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
kəˈrɒtɪd
Dialects: British English
Definition:
each of the carotid arteries.
Short Definition:each of carotid arteries
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