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carotid in Persian

رگ خواب rag-e xwāb

UK/kəˈɹɒt.ɪd/US/kəˈɹɑt.ɪd/

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carotid in Persian: رگ خواب (rag-e xwāb). In English, carotid means 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.

Persian words for carotid

major artery in the head and neck
رگ خواب rag-e xwāb

English meaning of carotid

  1. noun 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.
  2. adjective Of or pertaining to the carotid artery.

Full definition of carotid

Synonyms of carotid

carotid in other languages

Questions about carotid in Persian

What is the meaning of carotid in Persian?
Carotid in Persian is رگ خواب (rag-e xwāb).
معنی carotid چیست؟
Carotid: رگ خواب (rag-e xwāb).
What does carotid mean in English?
Carotid means 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.

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