posterior cerebral artery
noun
Simple meaning
Arises from the basilar artery.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
pɔsˈtɪɹiɛɹˈsɛɹəbɹəˈlɑɹtɚi
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
anatomy
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.
anatomy
Arises from the basilar artery; divides into three branches
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
This meaning: 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.
Used this way, posterior cerebral artery is a specialist word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. This is a clinical use: it belongs to medical description, where it is factual rather than emotive.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Specialist/technical
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Specialized
- Connotation
- Clinical and technical
- Usage feel
- Technical and specialized
Where it naturally appears
- Medicine/healthcare
- Science
- Technical/specialist writing
Usage note
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