Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Relating to or of the nature of stupor or carus.
- Same as
carotid .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of or pertaining to stupor.
- adjective (Anat.) Carotid.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of or relating to
stupor . - adjective anatomy
carotid
Etymologies
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Ancient Greek καρωτικός (karōtikos, "stupefying").
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Examples
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The medic then checked his carotic (ph) pulse, which was barely palpable and quickly deteriorated; and which he determined, therefore, that Zarqawi's death was imminent.
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