ca·rot·id 
(kə-rŏtĭd)
(kə-rŏtĭd)n.
Either of the two major arteries, one on each side of the neck, that carry blood to the head.
adj.
Of or relating to either of these arteries.
[French carotide, from Greek karōtides, carotid arteries, from karoun, to stupefy (because compression of these arteries causes loss of consciousness); see ker-1 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]
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