Anatomy
cerebral artery
ce·re·bral ar·ter·y [ suh-ree-bruhl, ser-uh- ahr-tuh-ree ]
Subclass of:
Arteries
Definitions related to cerebral artery:
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An artery which directly supplies the cerebral cortex and which has deeper branches that supply the underlying white matter.NCIU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Arteries supplying the cerebral cortex.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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(cerebral arteries) The arterial blood vessels supplying the CEREBRUM.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
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