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anterior spinal artery

anterior spinal artery noun: a single unpaired artery that is formed by the anastomosis of a branch of the vertebral artery on each side and that descends in the anterior median fissure of the spinal cord.

Noun

anterior spinal artery (plural anterior spinal arteries)

  1. A single unpaired artery that is formed by the anastomosis of a branch of the vertebral artery on each side and that descends in the anterior median fissure of the spinal cord.

Forms of anterior spinal artery

pluralanterior spinal arteries

Words formed from anterior spinal artery

Questions about anterior spinal artery

What does anterior spinal artery mean?
Anterior spinal artery means a single unpaired artery that is formed by the anastomosis of a branch of the vertebral artery on each side and that descends in the anterior median fissure of the spinal cord.
What part of speech is anterior spinal artery?
Anterior spinal artery is a noun.
What is the plural of anterior spinal artery?
The plural of anterior spinal artery is anterior spinal arteries.

Words near anterior spinal artery in the dictionary

  1. anterior pituitary
  2. anterior pituitary gland
  3. anterior pituitary glands
  4. anterior scalene muscle
  5. anterior spinal arteries
  6. anterior spinal artery
  7. anterior spinal artery syndrome
  8. anterior superior alveolar arteries
  9. anterior superior alveolar artery
  10. anterior superior iliac spine
  11. anterior triangle

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