basilar artery

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An unpaired artery that is formed by the union of the two vertebral arteries, runs forward within the skull just under the pons, divides into the two posterior cerebral arteries, and supplies the pons, cerebellum, posterior part of the cerebrum, and the inner ear.

Word forms

basilar artery basilar arteries
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