Medical Definition of Carotid groove

1. The groove on the body of the sphenoid bone in which the internal carotid artery lies in its course through the cavernous sinus. Synonym: sulcus caroticus, carotid sulcus, cavernous groove. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Carotid Groove

carotid artery thrombosis
carotid body
carotid body cell
carotid body tumour
carotid bruit
carotid bulb
carotid canal
carotid doppler
carotid duct
carotid duplex
carotid foramen
carotid ganglion
carotid groove (current term)
carotid plexus
carotid pulse
carotid sinus
carotid sinus branch
carotid sinus nerve
carotid sinus reflex
carotid sinus syncope
carotid sinus syndrome
carotid sinus test
carotid stenosis
carotid sulcus
carotid triangle
carotid tubercle

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