carotid artery
Anatomical term for the major arteries in the neck supplying blood to the head.
The carotid arteries are large blood vessels on both sides of the neck.
The doctor examined the condition of the carotid artery with ultrasound.
carotid body; carotid glomus
carotid ultrasound; carotid duplex
carotid artery stenosis; carotid stenosis