posterior cerebral artery

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posterior cerebral artery

noun posterior cerebral arteries

  1. An artery that arises by the terminal forking of the basilar artery where it forms the posterior portion of the circle of Willis and passes on to supply the lower surfaces of the temporal and occipital lobes.

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noun branch of the basilar artery

中文大腦後動脈 /大脑后动脉 dànǎohòudòngmài

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@misc{posterior_cerebral_artery_2026,
  title = {posterior cerebral artery},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/posterior%20cerebral%20artery},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}