See Also: sulcus caroticus(medicine)
ductus caroticus(medicine)
canalis caroticus(medicine)
nodulus caroticus(medicine)
sinus caroticus(medicine)
plexus caroticus communis(medicine)
nervus caroticus internus(medicine)
plexus caroticus externus(medicine)
plexus caroticus internus(medicine)
plexus venosus caroticus internus(medicine)

forcene (iou) and sulcus caroticus (medicine)


forcene (iou)



forcene adjective. E18.
[French, pa. pple of forcener, forsener, be or become mad or enraged, from Old French fors (mod. hors) + sen sense.]
Heraldry. Of a horse: rearing or standing on its hind legs.

sulcus caroticus (medicine)


sulcus caroticus -->
carotid groove


The groove on the body of the sphenoid bone in which the internal carotid artery lies in its course through the cavernous sinus.

Synonym: sulcus caroticus, carotid sulcus, cavernous groove.