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.
Deacon (Proto-Xenomorph). The Proto-Xenomorph, referred to as the Deacon in production, is the name of the final creature that bursts out of the Engineer in the final scene of Prometheus. It is the result of the Trilobite infecting the Engineer.