anterior spinal artery

English

Noun

anterior spinal artery (plural anterior spinal arteries)

(anatomy) A single unpaired artery that is formed by the anastomosis of a branch of the vertebral artery on each side and that descends in the anterior median fissure of the spinal cord.
Coordinate term: posterior spinal artery

Translations

branch of the vertebral artery

Chinese:
Mandarin: 脊髓前動脈／脊髓前动脉 (jǐsuǐqiándòngmài)

See also

References

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

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