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cerebral artery

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any of the arteries supplying the cerebral cortex.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

any of the arteries supplying blood to the cerebral cortex

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: arteria cerebri

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: artery, arteria, arterial blood vessel

Narrower terms: anterior cerebral artery, middle cerebral artery, posterior cerebral artery, temporal artery

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2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 大腦動脈 /大脑动脉 (dànǎo dòngmài) — artery to the cerebral cortex
  • Italian: arteria cerebrale — artery to the cerebral cortex