b. Pertaining to or adjoining the carotid arteries; e.g. carotid canal, the tunnel through the temporal bone which gives passage to the internal carotid, and its plexus of nerves ( carotid plexus).
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1842 E. WilsonAnatomist's Vade Mecum (ed. 2) 26 Nearer to the apex of the bone is a large oval opening, the carotid foramen.
1877 C. H. BurnettEar 88 The carotid canal is the simplest in structure..of the canals in or about the tympanum.