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carotid sinus

ca·rot·id si·nus
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kuh-rot-id sahy-nuh s]
    • /kəˈrɒt ɪd ˈsaɪ nəs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kuh-rot-id sahy-nuh s]
    • /kəˈrɒt ɪd ˈsaɪ nəs/

Definitions of carotid sinus words

  • noun carotid sinus specialized nerve end organs producing a slight dilatation of the carotid artery where it branches into the external and internal carotid arteries, responding to changes in blood pressure by mediating changes in the heartbeat rate. 1
  • noun carotid sinus Medicine 1

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Origin of carotid sinus

First appearance:

before 1940
One of the 7% newest English words
First recorded in 1940-45

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Parts of speech for Carotid sinus

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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carotid sinus popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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