- arteriae insulares
- [TA] insular arteries: origin, insular part of middle cerebral artery; branches, none; distribution, cortex of insula.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
arteriae insulares
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pars insularis arteriae cerebri mediae — [TA] insular part of middle cerebral artery: collectively, the segment of the middle cerebral artery and the branches from it that supply the insula and adjacent areas (M2 segment); the branches comprise the arteriae insulares. See also segments… … Medical dictionary
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