Carotid artery
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| Carotid artery | |
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| Term | Carotid artery |
| Short definition | Carotid artery - (pronounced) (kuh-RAH-tid AR-tuh-ree) A large artery that carries blood from the heart to the head. There is a carotid artery on each side of the neck, each of which splits into two branches. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
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Carotid artery - (pronounced) (kuh-RAH-tid AR-tuh-ree) A large artery that carries blood from the heart to the head. There is a carotid artery on each side of the neck, each of which splits into two branches. The inner branch carries blood to the brain and eyes, and the outer branch carries blood to the face, tongue, and outer parts of the head
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