Search Result for "carotid body":
Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

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



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

carotid body
    n 1: a chemoreceptor located near the bifurcations of the
         carotid arteries; monitors oxygen content of the blood and
         helps control respiration