communicating artery

English

Noun

communicating artery (plural communicating arteries)

(anatomy) Any of three arteries in the brain that form parts of the circle of Willis.
Meronyms: anterior communicating artery, posterior communicating artery

Derived terms

Translations

part of the Willis circle

Chinese:
Mandarin: 交通動脈／交通动脉 (jiāotōng dòngmài)

References

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

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