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carotid artery
Either of the two major arteries, one on each side of the neck, that carry blood to the head.
Example Sentences
Mr Burgess, who suffered from multiple health conditions including diabetes and carotid artery disease, had been a resident at the home since 2018.
It involves threading a catheter through the thigh’s femoral artery, behind the heart through the carotid artery and into the skull.
Pulse wave velocity was measured by impedance cardiography, while carotid intima-media thickness and carotid artery distensibility were measured by carotid ultrasonography.
The tumor had spread through the thyroid gland, onto the carotid artery and into the tracheal rings.
He took Nancy’s hand and helped her onto the exam table, checking for circulatory problems as he felt her lymph nodes and her carotid artery for signs of swelling.
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