posterior communicating artery
English
Noun
posterior communicating artery (plural posterior communicating arteries)
- (anatomy) Either of two arteries that occur one on each side of the circle of Willis and connect an internal carotid artery with a posterior cerebral artery.
- Coordinate term: anterior communicating artery
Translations
part of the Willis circle
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See also
- anterior cerebral artery
- anterior choroidal artery
- caroticotympanic artery
- inferior hypophyseal artery
- middle cerebral artery
- ophthalmic artery
- superior hypophyseal artery
References
- “communicating artery”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
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