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posterior communicating artery

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.12 in modern English

Syllables
pos-te-ri-or -com-mu-ni-cat-ing artery
IPA
42
Scrabble Score
28
Letters
9
Syllables
14
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Inflected Forms

posterior communicating arteries (plural)

Phrases

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

Frequently Paired Words

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

Questions

What does posterior communicating artery mean?
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.

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