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Showing words for CAROTID using the English dictionary

7 Letter Words for Carotid

arctoid, carotid, dartoic

6 Letter Words for Carotid

adroit, aortic, ardito, cardio, cordia, corita, dacoit, octdra

5 Letter Words for Carotid

acrid, actor, ariot, aroid, artic, caird, cairo, cardi, cardo, carid, carot, coaid, coart, coati, coria, corta, croat, dacor, dairt, daric, diact, dicot, dicta, diota, dirca, doria, doric, draco, droit, oaric, octad, radio, ratio, rocta, tardo, taroc, toric, triac, triad, trica, troad, troca, troic

4 Letter Words for Carotid

acid, acor, adit, ador, airt, arco, arid, atoc, cadi, caid, cair, card, cart, ciao, cira, cito, coat, coda, coir, coit, cora, cord, cort, crit, dari, dart, dato, dcor, dict, dioc, dirt, dita, doat, doit, dora, dort, drat, icao, icod, iota, octa, odic, orad, orca, otic, raid, rait, rato, riot, rita, road, roid, roit, rota, rotc, roti, taco, tari, taro, tiao, tiar, toad, toda, torc, tori, trac, trad, trid, trio, trod

3 Letter Words for Carotid

act, adc, ado, aid, air, ait, aor, arc, ard, art, cad, cai, car, cat, cdr, cia, cid, cir, cit, cod, cor, cot, cro, crt, cto, ctr, dao, dar, dat, dca, dia, dir, dit, doa, doc, dor, dot, iao, ida, ido, ira, ita, itd, oad, oar, oat, oca, oct, oda, ora, orc, ord, ort, otc, rad, rai, rat, rcd, rct, ria, rid, rio, rit, roc, rod, roi, rot, rti, tad, tai, tao, tar, tdr, tic, tid, toa, toc, tod, toi, tor, tra, tri

Definitions for Carotid

[1] Also called carotid artery. either of the two large arteries, one on each side of the head, that carry blood to the head and that divide into an external branch supplying the neck, face, and other external parts, and an internal branch supplying the brain, eye, and other internal parts.
[2] pertaining to a carotid artery.
[3] either one of the two principal arteries that supply blood to the head and neck
[4] of or relating to either of these arteries

Words nearby Carotid

carotenoid, carotenosis cutis, carothers, caroticotympanic, caroticotympanic nerve, carotid, carotid artery, carotid body, carotid bruit, carotid canal, carotid ganglion

Origin of Carotid

1660–70; < Greek karōtídes neck arteries, equivalent to karōt(ikós ) soporific (kár(os ) stupor + -ōtikos -otic) + -ides -id1; so called by Galen, who found that their compression causes stupor

Other words from Carotid

ca·rot·id·al , adjective
in·ter·ca·rot·id , adjective
post·ca·rot·id , adjective

Word origin for Carotid

C17: from French, from Greek karōtides, from karoun to stupefy; so named by Galen, because pressure on them produced unconsciousness