Heart disease health centre. Carotid artery disease: Causes, symptoms, tests, and treatment. The most common type of carotid artery disease is atherosclerosis, or narrowing of the carotid arteries because of a build-up of fatty plaque. Having carotid artery disease increases a person's risk of experiencing a stroke.
Definition of deacon for Students. 1  1 : an official in some Christian churches ranking just below a priest. 2  2 : a church member in some Christian churches who has special duties.
The New Testament seems to indicate that both men and women were appointed as deacons in the early church. In Romans 16:1, Paul calls Phoebe a deaconess: I commend to you our sister Phoebe, who is a deacon in the church in Cenchrea.