Either of the two principal arteries on both sides of the neck that supply blood to the head and neck; each divides into two branches, the internal carotid artery and the external carotid artery.
ID
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D002339
altLabel
Carotid Artery
Arteries, Carotid
Artery, Carotid
AN
inj = CAROTID ARTERY INJURIES or specifics
AQL
AB AH CH CY DE DG EM EN GD IM IR ME MI PA PH PP PS RE SU TR UL VI
cui
C0007272
DC
1
definition
Either of the two principal arteries on both sides of the neck that supply blood to the head and neck; each divides into two branches, the internal carotid artery and the external carotid artery.
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