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Cerebral Arteries

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Definition: The arterial blood vessels supplying the CEREBRUM.  general; prefer specifics; do not use for arteries of non-cerebral parts of the brain, as cerebellar artery (= CEREBELLUM/blood supply + ARTERIES); /abnorm: consider also INTRACRANIAL ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATIONS   
See Also Cerebral Angiography
Examples Anterior Cerebral Artery; Circle of Willis; Middle Cerebral Artery; Posterior Cerebral Artery; Temporal Arteries 		Other names Cerebral Artery; Artery, Cerebral; Arteries, Cerebral

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