posterior communicating artery

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posterior communicating artery (plural posterior communicating arteries)

  1. (anatomy) Either of two arteries that occur one on each side of the circle of Willis and connect an internal carotid artery with a posterior cerebral artery.
    Coordinate term: anterior communicating artery

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