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Circle of Willis — Artery: Circle of Willis Schematic representation of the Circle of Willis, arteries of the brain and brain stem … Wikipedia
Circle of Willis — The circle of Willis is an arterial circle of critical importance at the base of the brain. It is called an arterial anastomosis, a joining of arteries. The circle of Willis receives all of the blood pumped up the two internal carotid arteries… … Medical dictionary
circle of Willis — noun a ring of arteries at the base of the brain • Hypernyms: ↑artery, ↑arteria, ↑arterial blood vessel • Part Holonyms: ↑brain, ↑encephalon * * * ˈwilə̇s Usage: usually capitalized W … Useful english dictionary
circle — 1. [TA] In anatomy, a ring shaped structure or group of structures, as formed by anastomosing arteries or veins, or by connected (communicating) nerves, 2. A line or process with every point approximately equidistant from the center. SYN:… … Medical dictionary
Willis, circle of — The circle of Willis is an arterial circle of critical importance at the base of the brain. It is called an arterial anastomosis, a joining of arteries. The circle of Willis receives all of the blood pumped up the two internal carotid arteries… … Medical dictionary
arterial blood vessel — noun a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body • Syn: ↑artery, ↑arteria • Derivationally related forms: ↑arterial (for: ↑artery) • Hypernyms: ↑blood vesse … Useful english dictionary
Polígono de Willis — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda El polígono de Willis es una estructura anatómica arterial con forma de heptágono situada en la base del cerebro conformado por las arterias que lo nutren: Arteria basilar Arteria cerebral p … Wikipedia Español
circulus arteriosus cerebri — [TA] cerebral arterial circle: the important polygonal anastomosis formed by the internal carotid, the anterior, middle, and posterior cerebral arteries, the anterior communicating artery, and the posterior communicating arteries; called also… … Medical dictionary
Interpeduncular cistern — Brain: Interpeduncular cistern Diagram showing the positions of the three principal subarachnoid cisternæ. (Interpeduncular cistern labeled at left center.) Latin cisterna interpeduncularis, cisterna basalis Gray s … Wikipedia
Aneurysm — For other uses, see Aneurysm (disambiguation). Aneurysm Classification and external resources Angiography of an aneurism in a cerebral artery ICD 10 I … Wikipedia
