middle cerebral artery
English
Noun
middle cerebral artery (plural middle cerebral arteries)
- (anatomy) An artery that arises from the internal carotid artery, passes along the lateral fissure, and supplies the lateral surfaces of the cerebral cortex.
- Coordinate terms: anterior cerebral artery, posterior cerebral artery
Translations
branch of the internal carotid artery
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See also
- anterior cerebral artery
- anterior choroidal artery
- caroticotympanic artery
- inferior hypophyseal artery
- ophthalmic artery
- posterior communicating artery
- superior hypophyseal artery
References
- “cerebral artery”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
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