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Carotid   /kərˈɑtɪd/   Listen
Carotid

adjective
1.
Of or relating to either of the two major arteries supplying blood to the head and neck.



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"Carotid" Quotes from Famous Books



... that Great Britain will not surrender her control of the seas, I am as little shocked by that as I should be were our Secretary of the Navy to declare that in no circumstances would we give up control of the Panama Canal. The Panama Canal is our carotid artery, Great Britain's navy is her jugular vein. It is her jugular vein in the mind of her people, regardless of that new apparition, the submarine. I was not shocked that Great Britain should decline Mr. Wilson's invitation that she cut her jugular ...
— A Straight Deal - or The Ancient Grudge • Owen Wister
... and sure he swooped and caught Slim by the ankles in the instant that he paused. Exerting his great strength, he hurled him over his shoulder, ax and all, where he fell hard, in a heap, in the corner, between the bunk and wall. The sharp blade of the ax cut the carotid artery. ...
— The Man from the Bitter Roots • Caroline Lockhart


Words linked to "Carotid" :   carotid body, common carotid, external carotid artery, carotid artery, internal carotid artery


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