SINCE 1828
carotid triangle
nounMedical Definition of carotid triangle
: a space in each lateral half of the neck that is bounded in back by the sternocleidomastoid muscle, below by the omohyoid muscle, and above by the stylohyoid and digastric muscles
— called also superior carotid triangle
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