ARTERIA BASILARIS

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

An unpaired artery; supplies the pons and cerebellum and the back part of the cerebrum and the inner ear

Synonyms:

arteria basilaris; basilar artery

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Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("arteria basilaris" is a kind of...):

arteria; arterial blood vessel; artery (a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body)

Holonyms ("arteria basilaris" is a part of...):

caput; head (the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains)

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