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posterior inferior cerebellar artery

posterior inferior cerebellar artery noun: an artery that usually branches from the vertebral artery below its junction with the contralateral vertebral artery to form the basilar artery and that supplies much of the medulla oblongata, the inferior portion of the cerebellum, and part of the floor of the fourth ventricle.

Noun

posterior inferior cerebellar artery (plural posterior inferior cerebellar arteries)

  1. An artery that usually branches from the vertebral artery below its junction with the contralateral vertebral artery to form the basilar artery and that supplies much of the medulla oblongata, the inferior portion of the cerebellum, and part of the floor of the fourth ventricle.

Forms of posterior inferior cerebellar artery

pluralposterior inferior cerebellar arteries

Questions about posterior inferior cerebellar artery

What does posterior inferior cerebellar artery mean?
Posterior inferior cerebellar artery means an artery that usually branches from the vertebral artery below its junction with the contralateral vertebral artery to form the basilar artery and that supplies much of the medulla oblongata, the inferior portion of the cerebellum, and part of the floor of the fourth ventricle.
What part of speech is posterior inferior cerebellar artery?
Posterior inferior cerebellar artery is a noun.
What is the plural of posterior inferior cerebellar artery?
The plural of posterior inferior cerebellar artery is posterior inferior cerebellar arteries.

Words near posterior inferior cerebellar artery in the dictionary

  1. posterior cruciate ligament
  2. posterior cruciate ligaments
  3. posterior ethmoidal arteries
  4. posterior ethmoidal artery
  5. posterior inferior cerebellar arteries
  6. posterior inferior cerebellar artery
  7. posterior mal
  8. posterior malleolus
  9. posterior mals
  10. posterior nares
  11. posterior naris

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