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vertebral arteries

vertebral arteries is the plural of vertebral artery.

Meaning of vertebral artery

Noun

vertebral artery (plural vertebral arteries)

  1. A large branch of the subclavian artery that ascends through the foramina in the transverse processes of each of the cervical vertebrae except the last one or two, enters the cranium through the foramen magnum, and unites with the corresponding artery of the opposite side to form the basilar artery.

Questions about vertebral arteries

What is vertebral arteries the plural of?
Vertebral arteries is the plural of vertebral artery.

Words near vertebral arteries in the dictionary

  1. vertebraectomies
  2. vertebraectomy
  3. vertebral
  4. vertebral arch
  5. vertebral arches
  6. vertebral arteries
  7. vertebral artery
  8. vertebral canal
  9. vertebral canals
  10. vertebral column
  11. vertebral columns

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