~ CAROTID   or in Spanish
~ CAROTIDA  med> TWO MAIN ARTERIES LINKING   sug> VESSEL
                 THE AORTA and BRAIN         sug> CEREBRUM
  hx> THE ANCIENT IDEA WAS THAT COMPRESSION OF CAROTIDS 
      CAUSED SLEEP or STUPOR  a flawed idea leading to 
  this MISNOMER that induced GALEN [#] to elaborate and show and 
  that COMPRESSION OF CAROTID ARTERIES DOES NOT CAUSE SLEEP 
  The idea  CAROTID   arteries has confusing roots 
  In any case it is charming that in the midst of roots
  we find a CARROT 
  gr        KAROTIS   a misnomer implying 
                      DEEP SLEEP  STUPOR   sug> STUPID            
                      DROWSY   LETHARGY    sug> LETHAL
  gr        KARA      HEAD                 sug> CEPHALIC
  indeur    KRKER     HEAD                 sug> MIND
  gr        KERAS     HORN                 sug> HORNY
  sp        CUERNO    HORN                 sug> CORNUCOPIAN
  Galatian  CARNON    TRUMPET as in        sug> CORE
  sp        CAROZO    HARD FRUIT PIT       sug> PITFALL
  gr        KAROTIN   CARROT 
  lat       COROTA    same
  biol>     HORN      HARD BONY GROWTH     sug> EXCRESCENCE
                      ON THE FOREHEAD      sug> CAPRICORN
  eng       CORN      HARD GRAIN           sug> COMPACT     
  med>      CORNEA    HARD TRANSPARENT     sug> LIMPID
                      FRONTAL EYE TISSUE   sug> UNICORN
  ply> | The above has posed a HORNY dilemma to those
         who like CARROTS and worry about CAROTIDS |
 

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