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CAROTID SINUS

Specialty Definition: CAROTID SINUS

Domain	Definition
Health	The dilated portion of the common carotid artery at its bifurcation into external and internal carotids. It contains baroreceptors which, when stimulated, cause slowing of the heart, vasodilatation, and a fall in blood pressure. (references)
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Crosswords: CAROTID SINUS

Specialty definitions using "CAROTID SINUS": carotid sinus syncope, carotid sinus syndrome ♦ hypersensitive carotid sinus syndrome ♦ Pressoreceptors. (references)

Commercial Usage: CAROTID SINUS

Domain	Title
Books	Electrostimulation of the carotid sinus nerve in angina pectoris (reference) (more book examples)
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Expressions: CAROTID SINUS

Expressions using "CAROTID SINUS": carotid sinus syncope ♦ carotid sinus syndrome ♦ hypersensitive carotid sinus syndrome. Additional references.
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Frequency of Internet Keywords: CAROTID SINUS

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day
carotid sinus	9
carotid sinus massage	4
carotid sinus syndrome	2
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Modern Translation: CAROTID SINUS

Language		Translations for "CAROTID SINUS"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Danish		sinus caroticus. (various references)

Dutch		sinus caroticus, bulbus caroticus. (various references)

French		stimulateur électrique du sinus carotidien (carotid sinus stimulator). (various references)

German		Ss.arteriae carotidis int., Sinus caroticus. (various references)

Greek		διεγερτικόν του καρωτιδικού (carotid sinus stimulator). (various references)

Italian		seno carotideo, bulbo carotideo. (various references)

Pig Latin		arotidcay inussay

Portuguese		seio carotídeo. (various references)

Spanish		estimulador del seno de la carótida (carotid sinus stimulator). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Anagrams: CAROTID SINUS

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-c-d-i-i-n-o-r-s-s-t-u"
	-2 letters: custodians, indicators, saturniids, suctorians.
	-3 letters: actinoids, auditions, croissant, custodian, dinosaurs, discounts, distrains, durations, indicator, indictors, inductors, saturniid, suctorian, sudations.
	-4 letters: acidosis, actinoid, aoristic, arsonist, astounds, auctions, audition, auditors, candours, carditis, carotids, carotins, cautions, cistrons, conduits, costards, courants, crinoids, crusados, curtains, custards, diarists, diatonic, diatrons, dictions, dinosaur, discants, discount, distains, distrain, duration, incisors, incrusts.
	Words containing the letters "a-c-d-i-i-n-o-r-s-s-t-u"
	+4 letters: disarticulations.
	+5 letters: antireductionisms, antireductionists, contradistinguish, semidocumentaries.
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INDEX

1. Crosswords
2. Usage: Commercial
3. Expressions
4. Expressions: Internet

5. Translations: Modern
6. Anagrams
7. Bibliography

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