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carotid triangle

carotid triangle noun: a space in each lateral half of the neck that is bounded in back by the sternocleidomastoid muscle, below by the omohyoid muscle, and above by the stylohyoid and digastric muscles.

Noun

carotid triangle (plural carotid triangles)

  1. A space in each lateral half of the neck that is bounded in back by the sternocleidomastoid muscle, below by the omohyoid muscle, and above by the stylohyoid and digastric muscles.
  2. (dated) Either of the two spaces in the anterolateral neck.

Synonyms of carotid triangle

Forms of carotid triangle

pluralcarotid triangles

Questions about carotid triangle

What does carotid triangle mean?
Carotid triangle means a space in each lateral half of the neck that is bounded in back by the sternocleidomastoid muscle, below by the omohyoid muscle, and above by the stylohyoid and digastric muscles.
What part of speech is carotid triangle?
Carotid triangle is a noun.
What is the plural of carotid triangle?
The plural of carotid triangle is carotid triangles.

Words near carotid triangle in the dictionary

  1. carotid arteries
  2. carotid artery
  3. carotid plexus
  4. carotid sinus
  5. carotid sinuses
  6. carotid triangle
  7. carotid triangles
  8. carotidal
  9. carotidean
  10. carotidial
  11. carotids

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