anterior spinal artery

English

Noun

anterior spinal artery (plural anterior spinal arteries)

1. (anatomy) A single unpaired artery that is formed by the anastomosis of a branch of the vertebral artery on each side and that descends in the anterior median fissure of the spinal cord.

   Coordinate term: posterior spinal artery

Translations

branch of the vertebral artery

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 脊髓前動脈／脊髓前动脉 (jǐsuǐqiándòngmài)

See also

• basilar artery
• posterior inferior cerebellar artery

References

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