颈动脉

頸動脈

jǐngdòngmài

noun

Measure Word

一条颈动脉 tiáo

Meanings

1 carotid artery

Characters

Examples

医生在他的颈动脉处摸了摸脉搏。

Yīshēng zài tā de jǐngdòngmài chù mōle mō màibó.

The doctor felt for a pulse at his carotid artery.

颈动脉狭窄可能引起中风。

Jǐngdòngmài xiázhǎi kěnéng yǐnqǐ zhòngfēng.

Carotid artery narrowing can cause a stroke.

Tips

memory

Read the parts: 颈 (neck) + 动脉 (artery) = the artery of the neck. Once you know 动脉 (artery, lit. 'moving vessel'), naming any artery becomes location + 动脉.

Stroke Order

颈 jǐng

动 dòng

脉 mài