posterior communicating artery

English

Noun

posterior communicating artery (plural posterior communicating arteries)

1. (anatomy) Either of two arteries that occur one on each side of the circle of Willis and connect an internal carotid artery with a posterior cerebral artery.

   Coordinate term: anterior communicating artery

Translations

part of the Willis circle

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 後交通動脈 / 后交通动脉 (hòu jiāotōng dòngmài)

See also

• anterior cerebral artery
• anterior choroidal artery
• caroticotympanic artery
• inferior hypophyseal artery
• middle cerebral artery
• ophthalmic artery
• superior hypophyseal artery

 

References

• “communicating artery”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.