Of or relating to the carotid arteries; another form of 'carotic.'
From carotid (the artery) plus -al (adjective suffix). A more modern anatomical term than 'carotic,' formed following standard English patterns.
Medical terminology keeps inventing new adjective forms—'carotidal' is less common than 'carotic,' showing how even technical language has variation and evolution.
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