SINCE 1828
carotid
adjective
ca·rot·id
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Definition of carotid
: belonging to or situated near a carotid artery
carotid endarterectomy
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The third officer then successfully applied a bilateral carotid control hold, which caused Grant to fall unconscious temporarily, police said. — Raquel Baier, azcentral, "Man accused of assaulting 3 Chandler police officers who responded to domestic disturbance," 3 June 2019 The effectiveness of carotid-artery surgery in people without symptoms—but major blockage—was established two decades ago by the Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis trial, funded by the National Institutes of Health. — Thomas M. Burton, WSJ, "The Scan That Saved My Life," 25 Aug. 2018 Of course, not everyone with carotid blockage will get surgery; thousands of people with the condition can benefit from drug therapy. — Thomas M. Burton, WSJ, "The Scan That Saved My Life," 25 Aug. 2018 What’s more, their carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity, an indicator of how well blood vessels expand and contract as needed, increased. — SELF, "Does the Steam Room at the Gym Actually Do Anything?," 4 Jan. 2019 This patient ended up needing a carotid endarterectomy, a procedure that removes built-up plaque from the artery. — Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Routine eye exams reveal diseases unrelated to the eye," 5 Mar. 2018 A three-inch stent was placed in his carotid artery. — Matt Wolfe, New Republic, "Why did Yousef Muslet face life in prison for an everyday gesture?," 2 Aug. 2017 Her father said the bullets struck her carotid artery. — Carol Robinson, AL.com, "'She was a beautiful soul': UNA student killed by bullet meant for someone else," 24 July 2017 McGrath’s body rejected a skin graft and in response, his carotid artery exploded. — Allie Gross, Detroit Free Press, "Beaumont plastic surgeon takes cases others said couldn't be done," 15 July 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'carotid.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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carotid
adjective
ca·rot·id
| \ kə-ˈrät-əd
\
\
Medical Definition of carotid
: of, situated near, or involving a carotid artery
carotid arteriography
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