posterior cerebral artery

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posterior cerebral artery (plural posterior cerebral arteries)

  1. (anatomy) An artery that arises by the terminal forking of the basilar artery where it forms the posterior portion of the circle of Willis and passes on to supply the lower surfaces of the temporal and occipital lobes.
    Coordinate terms: anterior cerebral artery, middle cerebral artery

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