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posterior spinal artery

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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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.

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Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

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  • Chinese Mandarin: 脊髓後動脈 /脊髓后动脉 (jǐsuǐhòudòngmài) — branch of a vertebral artery