cerebral artery

noun

plural cerebral arteries

: any of the arteries supplying the cerebral cortex

Ischemic stroke results from a decrease in the blood flow to the brain following a blockage of a cerebral artery.

—Nanette Hock

Examples of cerebral artery in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The clot was extracted from his middle cerebral artery and pulled out through the incision in his groin. —Eva Holland, New York Times, 1 Mar. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1809, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

cerebral artery

noun

: any of the arteries supplying the cerebral cortex:

a

: an artery that arises from the internal carotid artery, forms the anterior portion of the circle of Willis where it is linked to the artery on the opposite side by the anterior communicating artery, and passes on to supply the medial surfaces of the cerebrum

called also anterior cerebral artery

b

: an artery that arises from the internal carotid artery, passes along the lateral fissure, and supplies the lateral surfaces of the cerebral cortex

called also middle cerebral artery

c

: 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

called also posterior cerebral artery