English Explanatory Dictionary

middle cerebral artery

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An artery that arises from the internal carotid artery, passes along the lateral fissure, and supplies the lateral surfaces of the cerebral cortex.

Word forms

middle cerebral artery middle cerebral arteries

Related words

anterior cerebral artery anterior choroidal artery caroticotympanic artery inferior hypophyseal artery ophthalmic artery posterior communicating artery superior hypophyseal artery

Derived words

middle cerebral artery syndrome
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