English Explanatory Dictionary

carotid triangle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A space in each lateral half of the neck that is bounded in back by the sternocleidomastoid muscle, below by the omohyoid muscle, and above by the stylohyoid and digastric muscles.
  2. Either of the two spaces in the anterolateral neck.

Word forms

carotid triangle carotid triangles

Synonyms

superior carotid triangle
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