anterior communicating artery
(redirected from arteria communicans anterior)an·te·ri·or com·mu·ni·cat·ing ar·ter·y
[TA]a short vessel joining the two anterior cerebral arteries across the midline and completing the cerebral arterial circle (circle of Willis) anteriorly.
Synonym(s): arteria communicans anterior [TA]
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an·te·ri·or com·mu·ni·cat·ing ar·te·ry
(an-tēr'ē-ŏr kŏm-yū'ni-kāt-ing ahr'tĕr-ē) [TA]A short vessel joining the two anterior cerebral arteries and completing the cerebral arterial circle (i.e., circle of Willis) anteriorly.
Synonym(s): arteria communicans anterior.
Synonym(s): arteria communicans anterior.
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anterior communicating artery
The front-most link in the arterial loop called the circle of Willis; it interconnects the right and left anterior cerebral arteries.
See: brain (Major arteries of the brain) and circle of Willis for illus. See also: artery
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