carotid triangle

noun — 2 senses

carotid triangle

noun
1

Anatomy, Medicine, Sciences 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.

2

Anatomy, Medicine, Sciences Dated Either of the two spaces in the anterolateral neck.

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