posterior inferior cerebellar artery

English

Noun

posterior inferior cerebellar artery (plural posterior inferior cerebellar arteries)

1. (anatomy) An artery that usually branches from the vertebral artery below its junction with the contralateral vertebral artery to form the basilar artery and that supplies much of the medulla oblongata, the inferior portion of the cerebellum, and part of the floor of the fourth ventricle.

   Coordinate terms: anterior inferior cerebellar artery, superior cerebellar artery

Translations

branch of the vertebral artery

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 小腦後下動脈／小脑后下动脉 (xiǎonǎohòuxiàdòngmài)

References

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