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posterior spinal artery

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pos·te·ri·or spi·nal ar·ter·y

[TA]
origin, intracranial part of vertebral; distribution, medulla, spinal cord, and pia mater; anastomoses, spinal branches of intercostal arteries.
Synonym(s): arteria spinalis posterior [TA]
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pos·te·ri·or spi·nal ar·te·ry

(pos-tēr'ē-ŏr spī'năl ahr'tĕr-ē) [TA]
Origin, intracranial part of vertebral; distribution, medulla, spinal cord, and pia mater; anastomoses, spinal branches of intercostal arteries.
Synonym(s): arteria spinalis posterior.
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