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carotid

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7 lettersPronunciation /kəˈɹɒt.ɪd/Part of speech adjectiveSorted acdiortStarts with CEnds with D0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

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

Word origin

Borrowed from French carotide or New Latin carōtides, from Ancient Greek κᾰρωτῐ́δες (kărōtĭ́des, “carotid arteries”), from κᾰρόω (kăróō, “to plunge into deep sleep or torpor”) + -τῐ́δες (-tĭ́des, plural nominal suffix), from the fact that the carotid artery supplies blood to the brain, and interruption of this flow causes loss of consciousness.

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  • I shoot Mr. Marlow twice, severing jugulars and cartoids with near surgical precision. He will die watching me take what is his away from him. This is my design.

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