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carotid

adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /kəˈɹɒt.ɪd/
  • General-American: /kəˈɹɑt.ɪd/
  • Northern-California: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɒtɪd
  • CMU ARPABET: K ER0 AA1 T IH0 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to the carotid artery.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: carotidal, carotidean

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Either of the two main arteries that supply blood to the head of which the left in humans arises from the arch of the aorta and the right by bifurcation of the brachiocephalic artery with each passing up the side of the neck and dividing opposite the upper border of the thyroid cartilage into an external branch supplying the face, tongue, and external parts of the head and an internal branch supplying the brain, eye, and other internal parts of the head.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: carotid artery

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective

Meaning 3

of or relating to either of the two major arteries supplying blood to the head and neck

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from French carotide or New Latin carōtides, from Ancient Greek κᾰρωτῐ́δες (kărōtĭ́des, “carotid arteries”), from κᾰρόω (kăróō, “to plunge into deep sleep or torpor”) + -τῐ́δες (-tĭ́des, plural nominal suffix), from the fact that the carotid artery supplies blood to the brain, and interruption of this flow causes loss of consciousness.

Across languages

Translations

30 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Kazakh: ұйқы (ūiqy) — relating to the carotid
  • Polish: szyjny — relating to the carotid
  • Spanish: carótida — relating to the carotid
  • Spanish: carotídeo — relating to the carotid
  • Arabic: الشَّرْيَان السُّبَاتِيّ (aš-šaryān as-subātiyy) — major artery in the head and neck
  • Catalan: caròtide — major artery in the head and neck
  • Chinese Mandarin: 頸動脈 /颈动脉 (jǐngdòngmài) — major artery in the head and neck
  • Czech: krkavice — major artery in the head and neck
  • Danish: halspulsåre — major artery in the head and neck
  • Dutch: halsslagader — major artery in the head and neck
  • Finnish: kaulavaltimo — major artery in the head and neck
  • Finnish: karotisvaltimo — major artery in the head and neck
  • French: carotide — major artery in the head and neck
  • German: Carotis — major artery in the head and neck
  • German: Kopfschlagader — major artery in the head and neck
  • German: Halsschlagader — major artery in the head and neck
  • Greek: καρωτίδα αρτηρία (karotída artiría) — major artery in the head and neck
  • Hungarian: nyaki verőér — major artery in the head and neck
  • Irish: artaire caratach — major artery in the head and neck
  • Italian: carotide — major artery in the head and neck
  • Kazakh: ұйқы күретамыры (ūiqy küretamyry) — major artery in the head and neck
  • Khmer: សរសៃរយាងក (sɑɑ say rɔɔrɔyiəng kɑɑ) — major artery in the head and neck
  • Persian: رگ خواب (rag-e xwāb) — major artery in the head and neck
  • Polish: tętnica szyjna — major artery in the head and neck
  • Russian: со́нная арте́рия (sónnaja artérija) — major artery in the head and neck
  • Spanish: carótida — major artery in the head and neck
  • Swedish: halspulsåder — major artery in the head and neck
  • Turkish: şah damarı — major artery in the head and neck
  • Vietnamese: động mạch cảnh — major artery in the head and neck
  • Welsh: carotid — major artery in the head and neck