NOUN | body | arteria cerebri, cerebral artery | any of the arteries supplying blood to the cerebral cortex |
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Meaning | Any of the arteries supplying blood to the cerebral cortex. | |
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Synonym | cerebral artery | |
Narrower | anterior cerebral artery | One of two branches of the internal carotid artery |
middle cerebral artery | One of two branches of the internal carotid artery | |
posterior cerebral artery | Arises from the basilar artery | |
temporal artery | Any of the three arteries on either side of the brain supplying the cortex of the temporal lobe | |
Broader | artery, arteria, arterial blood vessel | A blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body |
Spanish | arteria cerebral | |
Catalan | artèria cerebral |
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