basilar artery

English

Noun

basilar artery (plural basilar arteries)

1. (anatomy) An unpaired artery that is formed by the union of the two vertebral arteries, runs forward within the skull just under the pons, divides into the two posterior cerebral arteries, and supplies the pons, cerebellum, posterior part of the cerebrum, and the inner ear.

   Hyponyms: anterior inferior cerebellar artery, labyrinthine artery, pontine artery, superior cerebellar artery

Translations

union of the two vertebral arteries

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 基底動脈／基底动脉 (zh) (jīdǐ dòngmài)

References

• “basilar artery”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.