Definition of Common carotid artery

1. Noun. Runs upward in the neck and divides into the external and internal carotid arteries.

Exact synonyms: Common Carotid
Generic synonyms: Arteria Carotis, Carotid Artery

Medical Definition of Common carotid artery

1. Origin, right from brachiocephalic, left from arch of aorta; runs upward in the neck and divides opposite upper border of thyroid cartilage (C-4 vertebral level) into terminal branches, external and internal carotid. Synonym: arteria carotis communis. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Common Carotid Artery

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common booklouse
common box
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common broom
common burdock
common buttercup
common calamint
common camas
common canary
common caper
common cardinal vein
common carline thistle
common carotid
common carotid artery (current term)
common carotid artery (current term)
common carotid plexus
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common crus of semicircular ducts
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