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.
Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: 1  deacon, Protestant deacon(noun) a Protestant layman who assists the minister. 2  deacon(noun) a cleric ranking just below a priest in Christian churches; one of the Holy Orders.