of or relating to either of the two major arteries supplying blood to the head and neck

One of the two main arteries of the neck, by which blood is conveyed from the aorta to the head. [ See Illust. of Aorta.]

Relating to the two great arteries of the neck.

Term applied to the principal arteries of the neck.

One of the great arteries of the neck. carotid artery.

Relating to the two arteries which convey the blood from the aorta to the head.

The carotids are the two great arteries of the neck that convey the blood to the head and brain.

It is enough for us to prove that this operation always tends to death, which can easily be produced by opening the carotid artery of an animal. – The American Reformed Cattle Doctor by George Dadd