cerebral artery

English

Noun

cerebral artery (plural cerebral arteries)

1. (anatomy) Any of the arteries supplying the cerebral cortex.

   Meronyms: anterior cerebral artery, middle cerebral artery, posterior cerebral artery

Derived terms

• anterior cerebral artery
• middle cerebral artery
• posterior cerebral artery

 

Translations

artery to the cerebral cortex

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 大腦動脈／大脑动脉 (dànǎo dòngmài)

• Italian: arteria cerebrale f

References

• “cerebral artery”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.