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Carotid Endarterectomy
June 21, 2012
Posted in Surgery & Procedures
Contributing Author, Cardiothoracic Surgeon The word carotid is derived from the Greek term karotide or karos meaning to stupefy or plunge into deep sleep. The term was applied to the arteries of the neck because compression of these vessels during combat produced stupor or sleep. The 31st metope from the south side of the Parthenon Read more