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Noun: basilar artery
  1. An unpaired artery; supplies the pons and cerebellum and the back part of the cerebrum and the inner ear
    - arteria basilaris

Derived forms: basilar arteries

Type of: arteria, arterial blood vessel, artery

Part of: bean [informal], bonce [Brit, informal], caput [technical], dome [informal], head, napper [Brit, informal], nob [informal], noggin [informal], noodle [informal], nut [informal], skull [informal]

Encyclopedia: Basilar artery