cerebral artery

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Definition of cerebral artery in English English dictionary

any of the arteries supplying blood to the cerebral cortex

Related Terms

anterior cerebral artery

one of two branches of the internal carotid artery; divides into two branches that serve (1) the thalamus and (2) parts of the frontal and parietal cortex

middle cerebral artery

one of two branches of the internal carotid artery; divides into three branches

posterior cerebral artery

arises from the basilar artery; divides into three branches

Hyphenation

cer·e·bral ar·te·ry

Turkish pronunciation

sıribrıl ärtıri

Pronunciation

/sərˈēbrəl ˈärtərē/ /sɜrˈiːbrəl ˈɑːrtɜriː/