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Definition of Carotid body
1. Noun. A chemoreceptor located near the bifurcations of the carotid arteries; monitors oxygen content of the blood and helps control respiration.
Medical Definition of Carotid body
1. A small cluster of chemoreceptive and supporting cells located near the bifurcation of the internal carotid artery. The carotid body, which is richly supplied with fenestrated capillaries, senses the pH, carbon dioxide, and oxygen concentrations in the blood and plays a crucial role in their homeostatic control. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Carotid Body
Literary usage of Carotid body
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Internal Secretion and the Ductless Glands by Swale Vincent (1912)
"THE carotid body has been known for a very long time. ... Eberth (4) places the
carotid body side by side with the coccygeal (" plexus ..."
2. Surgery, Gynecology & Obstetrics by American College of Surgeons, Franklin H. Martin Memorial Foundation (1914)
"The carotid body was found in every case. This author was the first to make ...
According to his findings, the carotid body is a globular or oval-shaped ..."
3. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1908)
"carotid body present was much enlarged (about 5 mm. in average diameter), ...
Luschka first described the histological structure of the carotid body, ..."
4. The Practitioner by Gale Group, ProQuest Information and Learning Company (1906)
"of the carotid body.—Amongst the tumours termed ... The normal carotid body is 7 mm.
in length, and lies within the carotid sheath immediately behind the ..."
5. Normal Histology: With Special Reference to the Structure of the Human Body by George Arthur Piersol (1912)
"THE carotid body. This organ, also known as the glomus caroticum, carotid gland and
... Section of carotid body of adult man ; one entire lobule is shown. ..."
6. Textbook of Anatomy by Daniel John Cunningham (1905)
"In structure the carotid body is composed of nodular masses of poly- ...
The carotid body contains chrom- siffin cells, and Swale Vincent believes that it ..."
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