EXTERNAL CAROTID
Dictionary entry overview: What does external carotid mean? • EXTERNAL CAROTID (noun)
The noun EXTERNAL CAROTID has 1 sense:
1. the branch of the carotid artery that supplies blood to the face and tongue and external parts of the head
Familiarity information: EXTERNAL CAROTID used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• EXTERNAL CAROTID (noun)
Meaning:
The branch of the carotid artery that supplies blood to the face and tongue and external parts of the head
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
external carotid; external carotid artery
Hypernyms ("external carotid" is a kind of...):
arteria carotis; carotid artery (either of two major arteries of the neck and head; branches from the aorta)
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