Term: common carotid artery: runs upward in the neck and divides into the external and internal carotid arteries
Broader: carotid artery: either of two major arteries of the neck and head; branches from the aorta | Unrelated: scleral veins: tributaries of the anterior ciliary veins that drain the sclera of the eye
Broader: carotid artery: either of two major arteries of the neck and head; branches from the aorta | Unrelated: ergotism: poisoning by ingestion of ergot-infected grain products; characterized by thirst and diarrhea and nausea and cramping and vomiting and abnormal cardiac rhythms; in severe cases it can cause seizures and gangrene of the limbs
Broader: carotid artery: either of two major arteries of the neck and head; branches from the aorta | Unrelated: bitt pin: a pin through the bitthead to keep the mooring lines from slipping off
Broader: carotid artery: either of two major arteries of the neck and head; branches from the aorta | Unrelated: theanthropism: (theology) the doctrine that Jesus was a union of the human and the divine
Broader: carotid artery: either of two major arteries of the neck and head; branches from the aorta | Unrelated: transfer agent: an agency (usually a bank) that is appointed by a corporation to keep records of its stock and bond owners and to resolve problems about certificates
Broader: carotid artery: either of two major arteries of the neck and head; branches from the aorta | Unrelated: baldwin: an American eating apple with red or yellow and red skin
Broader: carotid artery: either of two major arteries of the neck and head; branches from the aorta | Unrelated: excitability: excessive sensitivity of an organ or body part
Broader: carotid artery: either of two major arteries of the neck and head; branches from the aorta | Unrelated: merops: type genus of the Meropidae
Broader: carotid artery: either of two major arteries of the neck and head; branches from the aorta | Unrelated: step: a solid block joined to the beams in which the heel of a ship's mast or capstan is fixed
Broader: carotid artery: either of two major arteries of the neck and head; branches from the aorta | Unrelated: blowhole: the spiracle of a cetacean located far back on the skull