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circle of Willis

circle of Willis noun: a circle of arteries at the base of the brain that is formed by the cerebral and communicating arteries and is a site of aneurysms.

Noun

circle of Willis (plural circles of Willis)

  1. A circle of arteries at the base of the brain that is formed by the cerebral and communicating arteries and is a site of aneurysms.

circle of Willis meaning in Tamil

circle of Willis in Tamil

வில்லிசு வட்டம், வில்லியின் வட்டம்

Forms of circle of Willis

pluralcircles of Willis
alternative formWillis circle

Origin of circle of Willis

Named after English physician Thomas Willis (1621–1675).

Questions about circle of Willis

What does circle of Willis mean?
Circle of Willis means a circle of arteries at the base of the brain that is formed by the cerebral and communicating arteries and is a site of aneurysms.
What is circle of Willis in Tamil?
Circle of Willis in Tamil is வில்லிசு வட்டம், வில்லியின் வட்டம். See Circle of Willis meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is circle of Willis?
Circle of Willis is a noun.
What is the plural of circle of Willis?
The plural of circle of Willis is circles of Willis.

Words near circle of Willis in the dictionary

  1. circle of confusion
  2. circle of fifths
  3. circle of friends
  4. circle of life
  5. circle of the gorge
  6. circle of Willis
  7. circle out
  8. Circle Pines
  9. circle pit
  10. circle pits
  11. circle progression

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Adapted from Wiktionary: circle of Willis (page history and authors); circle of willis (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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