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11Carotid endarterectomy — (CEA) is a surgical procedure used to correct carotid stenosis (narrowing of the carotid artery lumen by atheroma), used particularly when this causes medical problems, such as transient ischemic attacks (TIAs) or cerebrovascular accidents (CVAs …
12Carotid stenting — (CAS) is a minimally invasive surgical procedure available to correct carotid stenosis (narrowing of the carotid artery lumen by atheroma). Carotid stenosis can present with no symptoms (diagnosed incidentally) or through symptoms such as… …
13Carotid artery dissection — Classification and external resources ICD 9 443.21 …
14Carotid tubercle — Latin tuberculum caroticum Code A02.2.02.005 Chassaignac tubercle (or the carotid tubercle) is the name given to the anterior tubercle of the transverse process of the sixth cervical vertebra, separating the carotid artery from the vertebral… …
15carotid body — n a small body of vascular tissue that adjoins the carotid sinus, functions as a chemoreceptor sensitive to change in the oxygen content of blood, and mediates reflex changes in respiratory activity called also carotid gland, glomus caroticum * * …
16Carotid plexus — can refer to: * Common carotid plexus * Internal carotid plexus * External carotid plexus …
17carotid sinus — n a small but richly innervated arterial enlargement that is located near the point in the neck where the common carotid artery divides into the internal and the external carotid arteries and that functions in the regulation of heart rate and… …
18carotid canal — n the canal by which the internal carotid artery enters the skull called also carotid foramen * * * canalis caroticus …
19carotid-artery stenosis — (carotid stenosis) narrowing of the carotid artery, which reduces the supply of blood to the brain and is a cause of strokes. Sometimes the condition is due to a tumour of the carotid body. Many cases can be treated by surgical excision or bypass …
20carotid artery stenosis — carotid stenosis narrowing of the carotid artery, which reduces the supply of blood to the brain and is a cause of strokes. Many cases can be treated by surgical excision or bypass of the narrowed segment (see also endarterectomy), but inserting… …
