carotid
ca.rot.id \k*-'ra:t-*d\ aj [F or Gk; F carotide, fr. Gk karo-tides carotid arteries, fr. Xkaroun to stupefy; akin to Gk kara head : of, relating to, or being the chief artery or pair of arteries that pas s up the neck and supply the head - carotid n