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pontine artery

pontine artery noun: any of several arteries that branch off from the basilar artery and supply blood to the pons.

Noun

pontine artery (plural pontine arteries)

  1. Any of several arteries that branch off from the basilar artery and supply blood to the pons.

Forms of pontine artery

pluralpontine arteries

Questions about pontine artery

What does pontine artery mean?
Pontine artery means any of several arteries that branch off from the basilar artery and supply blood to the pons.
What part of speech is pontine artery?
Pontine artery is a noun.
What is the plural of pontine artery?
The plural of pontine artery is pontine arteries.

Words near pontine artery in the dictionary

  1. pontils
  2. pontin
  3. pontinal
  4. pontine
  5. pontine arteries
  6. pontine artery
  7. Pontine Islands
  8. Pontines
  9. ponting
  10. Pontinian
  11. pontinocerebellar

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