carotidal

adjective

ca·​rot·​id·​al

-ədᵊl

variants or carotidean

kə¦rätə¦dēən,

-ätə-,

¦karə¦tid-

: carotid

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary carotid + -al or -ean

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