common carotid
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- noun
- /ˈkɑːmən kəˈrɑːtɪd/
- Specialized
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carótida común
- She felt a pulse in her neck that indicated the blood flow through the common carotid artery.
- common carotid artery
Examples
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I continued to talk to the patient and, again, clamped the internal and common carotid arteries.
Academic text (2007) -
The internal and common carotid arteries were clamped while talking to the patient.
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The cyst was found intraoperatively to be clearly posterior to the common carotid artery.
Academic text (1995) -
While talking to the patient, the internal carotid, common carotid, and external carotid arteries were cross-clamped.
Academic text (2007) -
We visually inspected the common carotid artery, the bulb, and the internal carotid artery on both sides for the presence of plaque.
Academic text (2012) -
The doctor examined the common carotid artery to check for any signs of blockage.
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Ultrasound imaging was used to assess the health of the common carotid artery in the patient.
Synonyms
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A large blood vessel in the neck that carries blood to the head and brain
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A large blood vessel on each side of the neck that carries blood to the head and brain
A large blood vessel in the neck that carries blood to the head and brain
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is directly compositional: 'carotid' names the artery in the neck and 'common' here functions as a modifier meaning the main/shared trunk. A learner who knows both constituents can infer this refers to the principal carotid artery (the one that then divides), and the pattern is common in anatomical terminology and across languages, so the meaning is predictable.
Etymology
The noun common carotid may come from a Greek word meaning 'to make numb' because pressing the large artery in the neck can make a person faint, and common shows it is the single main artery that then divides into two branches. So the name helps you picture the main neck artery that gives blood to the head.