vertebral artery
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- noun
- /ˈvɜrtəbrəl ˈɑrteri/
- Specialized
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arteria vertebral
- The surgeon repaired the damage to the vertebral artery to restore blood flow to the brain.
- vertebral artery carries blood
Examples
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I'm going to go to the next video because this particular patient had inflow from the other vertebral artery as well.
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In summary, we describe the clinical pattern of 36 patients with vertebral artery dissections and prior chiropractic neck manipulation.
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This can be dangerous, since excessive rotation of the head and upper cervical spine places a strain on the vertebral arteries and can result in vascular injury or stroke.
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Other causes include migraine, dissection of a carotid or vertebral artery, or benign thunderclap headache.
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Velocities from the cerebral, internal carotid, basilar, and vertebral arteries can be sampled by altering the transducer location, angle, and depth setting.
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A second study published in Neurology in 2003 used a nested case-control design and found that vertebral artery dissections were independently associated with spinal manipulative therapy in the previous 30 days, even after controlling for neck pain.
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A blockage in the vertebral artery can lead to serious neurological issues due to reduced blood supply.
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During the examination, the doctor noted the condition of the vertebral artery, which supplies blood to the spinal cord.
Synonyms
An artery in the neck that sends blood to the back of the brain
Surface Forms
Morphology
The term is directly compositional: 'vertebral' denotes relation to the vertebrae/spine and 'artery' denotes a blood vessel, so a learner who knows both constituents can infer it is an artery associated with the vertebrae that supplies blood. This noun formation is a regular, literal technical compound and follows a cross-linguistically common pattern, making it transparent to learners who know the parts.
Etymology
Vertebral artery comes from the words vertebral and artery, where vertebral points to the 'backbone' bones and artery means a 'blood vessel'. Picture that blood vessel running up through the vertebrae beside the spine to reach the brain, and that image explains why the term means the arteries that pass through the vertebrae to supply the brain and spinal cord.