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An artery that arises from the internal carotid artery, passes along the lateral fissure, and supplies the lateral surfaces of the cerebral cortex.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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one of two branches of the internal carotid artery; divides into three branches
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: cerebral artery, arteria cerebri
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Chinese Mandarin:
大腦中動脈 /大脑中动脉
(dànǎozhōngdòngmài)
— branch of the internal carotid artery
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Spanish:
arteria cerebral media
— branch of the internal carotid artery