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posterior spinal artery

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.13 in modern English

Syllables
pos-te-ri-or spinal artery
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
21
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Either of two arteries of which one arises from a vertebral artery on each side below the level at which the corresponding branch of the anterior spinal artery arises and which descend on the posterior lateral surface of the spinal cord along a line passing close to the entrance of the dorsal roots to the spinal cord.

Inflected Forms

posterior spinal arteries (plural)

Phrases

basilar artery posterior inferior cerebellar artery

Frequently Paired Words

basilar artery posterior inferior cerebellar artery anterior spinal artery

Questions

What does posterior spinal artery mean?
Either of two arteries of which one arises from a vertebral artery on each side below the level at which the corresponding branch of the anterior spinal artery arises and which descend on the posterior lateral surface of the spinal cord along a line passing close to the entrance of the dorsal roots to the spinal cord.

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