頸動脈(けいどうみゃく)

けいどうみゃく
noun
carotid artery
1. carotid artery
The major artery on each side of the neck that supplies blood to the head and brain. Its pulse is often checked in first aid to confirm that the heart is beating.
首(くび)に頸動脈(けいどうみゃく)がある。
There is a carotid artery in the neck.
頸動脈(けいどうみゃく)の脈(みゃく)を確認(かくにん)した。
I checked the pulse at the carotid artery.
救急(きゅうきゅう)の現場(げんば)では、頸動脈(けいどうみゃく)に触(ふ)れて脈(みゃく)があるか調(しら)べる。
At an emergency scene, you touch the carotid artery to check whether there is a pulse.

The large artery running up each side of the neck to the brain.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 頸動脈(けいどうみゃく)に触(ふ)れる: to feel for the carotid pulse
  • 頸動脈(けいどうみゃく)の脈(みゃく): the carotid pulse
  • 頸動脈(けいどうみゃく)硬化(こうか): hardening of the carotid artery

Related Words

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