Hyphenation
ca·rot·idTurkish pronunciation
kırätîdPronunciation
/kərˈätəd/ /kɜrˈɑːtɪd/
Etymology
() From Latin caros or Ancient Greek κάρος (kaors, “sleep, stupor”). From the fact that the carotid artery supplies blood to the brain, and interruption of this flow causes loss of consciousness.