middle cerebral artery
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middle cerebral artery (plural middle cerebral arteries)
- (anatomy) An artery that arises from the internal carotid artery, passes along the lateral fissure, and supplies the lateral surfaces of the cerebral cortex.
- Coordinate terms: anterior cerebral artery, posterior cerebral artery
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- “cerebral artery”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.