- carotid artery, arteria carotis - either of two major arteries of the neck and head; branches from the aorta
--1 is a kind of artery, arteria, arterial blood vessel
--1 is a part of neck, cervix
--1 has particulars:common carotid artery, common carotid; external carotid artery, external carotid; internal carotid artery