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Noun: common carotid  'kó-mun ku'ró-tid
  1. Runs upward in the neck and divides into the external and internal carotid arteries
    - common carotid artery

Derived forms: common carotids

Type of: arteria carotis, carotid, carotid artery

Encyclopedia: Common carotid