carotid artery
noun [ C ] anatomy specialized uk/kəˌrɒt.ɪd ˈɑː.tər.i/ us/kəˌrɑː.t̬ɪd ˈɑːr.t̬ɚ.i/
颈动脉（通过颈部的两根粗血管之一，将血液由心脏送入大脑）
one of two arteries (= thick tubes carrying blood from the heart) that pass up through your neck and take blood to your brain