carotid body

Noun

Meaning

a chemoreceptor located near the bifurcations of the carotid arteries; monitors oxygen content of the blood and helps control respiration

Source: WordNet

Hypernyms

chemoreceptor

Close letter words and terms

carotid artery system carotid blood vessel carotid blood vessel network carotid circulatory system carotid ganglion carotid plexus