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artery of Adamkiewicz

artery of Adamkiewicz noun: the largest anterior segmental medullary artery in humans, typically arising from a left posterior intercostal artery, which branches from the aorta and supplies the lower two thirds of the spinal cord via the anterior spinal artery.

Noun

artery of Adamkiewicz (plural arteries of Adamkiewicz)

  1. The largest anterior segmental medullary artery in humans, typically arising from a left posterior intercostal artery, which branches from the aorta and supplies the lower two thirds of the spinal cord via the anterior spinal artery.

Forms of artery of Adamkiewicz

pluralarteries of Adamkiewicz

Questions about artery of Adamkiewicz

What does artery of Adamkiewicz mean?
Artery of Adamkiewicz means the largest anterior segmental medullary artery in humans, typically arising from a left posterior intercostal artery, which branches from the aorta and supplies the lower two thirds of the spinal cord via the anterior spinal artery.
What part of speech is artery of Adamkiewicz?
Artery of Adamkiewicz is a noun.
What is the plural of artery of Adamkiewicz?
The plural of artery of Adamkiewicz is arteries of Adamkiewicz.

Words near artery of Adamkiewicz in the dictionary

  1. arterolane
  2. arterovenous
  3. Arters
  4. arterwards
  5. artery
  6. artery of Adamkiewicz
  7. arterylike
  8. artes liberales
  9. artes serviles
  10. Artesh
  11. Artesia

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