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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

First Known Use of carotid body

1925, in the meaning defined above

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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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