Definitions for vertebral artery

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Princeton's WordNet

vertebral artery, arteria vertebralis(noun)
the first branch of the subclavian artery; divided into four parts

U.S. National Library of Medicine

Vertebral Artery
The first branch of the SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY with distribution to muscles of the NECK; VERTEBRAE; SPINAL CORD; CEREBELLUM; and interior of the CEREBRUM.

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