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arteria communicans

arteria communicans

9.9
A blood vessel in the brain that connects other vessels to form a circle
  • noun
  • /ɑːrˈtɛriə kəˈmjunɪkənz/
  • Specialized
translation icon : arteria comunicante
  • If an arteria communicans is blocked, it can affect cerebral circulation.

Examples

  • The arteria communicans plays a crucial role in cerebral circulation.

  • During the operation, the surgeon carefully identified each arteria communicans.

  • The arteria communicans plays a crucial role in the brain's blood supply network.

  • During the surgery, the arteriae communicantes were carefully examined.

  • If an arteria communicans is blocked, it can affect cerebral circulation.

  • During the operation, the surgeon carefully identified each arteria communicans.

  • The arteria communicans plays a crucial role in the brain's blood supply network.

Synonyms

communicating artery
vsarteria communicans
  • Specialized
1 6.8

A blood vessel in the brain that links major blood vessels to keep blood flowing

emphasizes contribution to forming the circle rather than highlighting the connecting role

Surface Forms

arteria communicans singular
arteriae communicantes plural

Morphology

arteria + communicans

Although this is a Latin anatomical label, its parts are transparently compositional: 'arteria' corresponds to 'artery' and 'communicans' corresponds to 'communicating' or 'connecting', so a learner who knows those constituents can infer 'an artery that connects/communicates' (i.e. arteries that form connections in the circle of Willis). The form follows a regular noun + participle composition and is cross‑linguistically obvious, so the meaning is directly derivable from the parts.

Etymology

Arteria communicans comes from Latin words arteria ('artery') and communicans ('connecting'). Imagine small bridge-like vessels that link the big arteries in a ring around the brain, so the name explains their job of 'connecting' the brain's blood flow.