posterior cerebral artery

noun

An artery that arises by the terminal forking of the basilar artery where it forms the posterior portion of the circle of Willis and passes on to supply the lower surfaces of the temporal and occipital lobes.

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Meanings

nounposterior cerebral artery (plural posterior cerebral arteries)

plural posterior cerebral arteries

  1. anatomyAn artery that arises by the terminal forking of the basilar artery where it forms the posterior portion of the circle of Willis and passes on to supply the lower surfaces of the temporal and occipital lobes.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 大腦後動脈 /大脑后动脉
  • 大腦後動脈 /大脑后动脉 (dànǎohòudòngmài)branch of the basilar artery
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Chicago

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