artery of Adamkiewicz

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artery of Adamkiewicz (plural arteries of Adamkiewicz)

  1. (anatomy) The largest anterior segmental medullary artery in humans, typically arising from a left posterior intercostal artery, which branches from the aorta and supplies the lower two thirds of the spinal cord via the anterior spinal artery.

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