internal carotid artery
English
Alternative forms
- internal carotid
Noun
internal carotid artery (plural internal carotid arteries)
- (anatomy) The inner branch of the carotid artery that supplies the brain, eyes, and other internal structures of the head.
- Hypernym: common carotid artery
- Coordinate term: external carotid artery
- Hyponyms: anterior cerebral artery, anterior choroidal artery, caroticotympanic artery, inferior hypophyseal artery, middle cerebral artery, ophthalmic artery, posterior communicating artery, superior hypophyseal artery
Translations
artery to the internal head
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References
- “internal carotid artery”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary