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middle cerebral artery

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.32 in modern English

Syllables
mid-dle cere-bral artery
IPA
31
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An artery that arises from the internal carotid artery, passes along the lateral fissure, and supplies the lateral surfaces of the cerebral cortex.

Inflected Forms

middle cerebral arteries (plural)

Phrases

middle cerebral artery syndrome anterior cerebral artery anterior choroidal artery caroticotympanic artery inferior hypophyseal artery ophthalmic artery posterior communicating artery superior hypophyseal artery

Frequently Paired Words

anterior cerebral artery anterior choroidal artery caroticotympanic artery inferior hypophyseal artery ophthalmic artery posterior communicating artery superior hypophyseal artery posterior cerebral artery

Questions

What does middle cerebral artery mean?
An artery that arises from the internal carotid artery, passes along the lateral fissure, and supplies the lateral surfaces of the cerebral cortex.

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