posterior spinal artery
posterior spinal artery noun: either of two arteries of which one arises from a vertebral artery on each side below the level at which the corresponding branch of the anterior spinal artery arises and which descend on the posterior lateral surface of the spinal cord along a line passing close to the entrance of the dorsal roots to the spinal cord.
Noun
posterior spinal artery (plural posterior spinal arteries)
- Either of two arteries of which one arises from a vertebral artery on each side below the level at which the corresponding branch of the anterior spinal artery arises and which descend on the posterior lateral surface of the spinal cord along a line passing close to the entrance of the dorsal roots to the spinal cord.
Forms of posterior spinal artery
| plural | posterior spinal arteries |
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Questions about posterior spinal artery
- What does posterior spinal artery mean?
- Posterior spinal artery means either of two arteries of which one arises from a vertebral artery on each side below the level at which the corresponding branch of the anterior spinal artery arises and which descend on the posterior lateral surface of the spinal cord along a line passing close to the entrance of the dorsal roots to the spinal cord.
- What part of speech is posterior spinal artery?
- Posterior spinal artery is a noun.
- What is the plural of posterior spinal artery?
- The plural of posterior spinal artery is posterior spinal arteries.
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