carotid
adjective
ca·rot·id
kə-ˈrä-təd 
: belonging to or situated near a carotid artery
carotid endarterectomy
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Woodyard then applied a carotid hold, which caused McClain to lose consciousness, the indictment said.
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Alaa Elassar, CNN, 20 Jan. 2023
Mabanag wrapped his arm around Soriano’s neck and attempted a carotid hold to cut off the flow of blood to his brain, but the hold slipped, choking off Soriano’s breath.
—Ali Winston, Rolling Stone, 9 Jan. 2023
Officers tackled him and put him in a carotid chokehold, which restricts blood flow to the brain.
—Derek Hawkins, Washington Post, 24 Sep. 2022
Rosenblatt unsuccessfully attempted a carotid hold -- a chokehold that applies pressure to the throat or windpipe -- before the same hold was executed by Woodyard, resulting in McClain falling unconscious, the indictment said.
—Kendall Ross, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2022
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Alaa Elassar, CNN, 20 Jan. 2023
Mabanag wrapped his arm around Soriano’s neck and attempted a carotid hold to cut off the flow of blood to his brain, but the hold slipped, choking off Soriano’s breath.
—Ali Winston, Rolling Stone, 9 Jan. 2023
Officers tackled him and put him in a carotid chokehold, which restricts blood flow to the brain.
—Derek Hawkins, Washington Post, 24 Sep. 2022
Rosenblatt unsuccessfully attempted a carotid hold -- a chokehold that applies pressure to the throat or windpipe -- before the same hold was executed by Woodyard, resulting in McClain falling unconscious, the indictment said.
—Kendall Ross, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2022
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“Carotid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carotid. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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carotid
noun
ca·rot·id
kə-ˈrät-əd
: one of the pair of arteries that pass up each side of the neck and supply the head
called also carotid artery
carotid
adjective
Medical Definition
carotid
adjective
ca·rot·id
kə-ˈrät-əd
: of, situated near, or involving a carotid artery
carotid arteriography
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