A free service provided by Writers Nexus International

Writing Resources:
  • New Novelist Software
  • Writer Circles
  • Author Me
  • FirstWriter.com
  • Novel Advice
  • Robin's Nest for Writers
  • The Scriptorium
  • Women on Writing


A Writer's Dictionary:

carotid Definition


Dictionary Home » Words Starting with C » carnelian ... cartridge belt » carotid


carotid
noun
    1. Either of the two major arteries that supply blood to the head and neck.
      Form: carotid artery (also)
adj
    1. Relating to either of these arteries.
Etymology: 17c: from Greek karotides, from karos stupor, because pressure on these arteries causes unconsciousness.



Click Here