noun
any of the arteries supplying blood to the cerebral cortex
• Syn: ↑arteria cerebri
• Hypernyms: ↑artery, ↑arteria, ↑arterial blood vessel
• Hyponyms: ↑anterior cerebral artery, ↑middle cerebral artery, ↑posterior cerebral artery, ↑temporal artery
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noun : any of the arteries supplying the cerebral cortex, the anterior and middle arising from the internal carotid and the posterior bifurcating from the basilar
Useful english dictionary. 2012.