Synonyms for carotid
kəˈrɒt ɪdcarotid

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1. carotidnoun

   Synonyms:
   carotid artery

2. carotidadjective

   Relating to these arteries

   Synonyms:
   carotid artery

Princeton's WordNet

1. carotidadjective

   of or relating to either of the two major arteries supplying blood to the head and neck

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1. Interim Chief Wilson:

   They're actually reenacting a carotid control hold.

2. Karin Johnson:

   Typical post-stroke workup involves testing for many risk factors including carotid atherosclerosis, atrial fibrillation, hypercoagulable states, hypertension, high cholesterol, and diabetes among others, obstructive sleep apnea not only worsens all of these conditions but even with adjusting for other causes doubles the risk of stroke.

3. Gavin Newsom:

   At the end of the day the carotid hold is literally designed to stop people's blood from flowing into their brain, that has no place any longer.

4. Lisa Monaco:

   In the wake of a number of recent tragedies, law enforcement around the nation is reexamining the way it engages with individuals who come into contact with the criminal justice system, i am directing the Department's law enforcement components to revise their policies to explicitly prohibit the use of chokeholds and the carotid restraint technique unless deadly force is authorized, and to limit the circumstances in which agents may seek to enter a dwelling pursuant to a warrant without complying with the' knock and announce' rule.