carotid triangle
English
Noun
carotid triangle (plural carotid triangles)
- (anatomy) 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.
- Synonym: superior carotid triangle
- (anatomy, dated) Either of the two spaces in the anterolateral neck.
- Meronyms: inferior carotid triangle, superior carotid triangle
Translations
space in the lateral neck
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References
- “carotid triangle”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
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