| Caroli's disease |
An inherited condition. Bile ducts in the liver are enlarged and may cause irritation, infection, or gallstones.
Ãâó: www.umm.edu/digest/glossa-m.htm
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| carotid artery |
Either of the two main arteries in the neck whose branches supply the head and neck.
Ãâó: www.bbc.co.uk/holbycity/glossary/c.shtml
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| carotid |
an artery in the neck that supplies the brain with oxygenated blood. It can be the cause of a stroke if it becomes diseased and narrowed.
Ãâó: www.med.nyu.edu/fgpvascular/glossary.html
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| carotid endarterectomy |
open surgery in the neck to clean out and remove a carotid plaque, thereby preventing a stroke.
Ãâó: www.med.nyu.edu/fgpvascular/glossary.html
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| carotid artery |
the artery felt in the neck below the jawbone. Often used for taking the pulse during exercise.
Ãâó: www.womensheartfoundation.org/content/Help/glossar...
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