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carotid body
noun
Definition of CAROTID BODY
: 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
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First Known Use of CAROTID BODY
1925
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carotid body
noun
Medical Definition of CAROTID BODY
: 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
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