Medical Definition of Parieto-occipital artery
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The largest cortical branch of the pericallosal artery supplying the medial and superolateral surface of the parietal lobe posterior to the paracentral lobule; rarely does it extend to supply part of the occipital lobe.
Synonym: arteria parieto-occipitalis, superior internal parietal artery.
(05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Parieto-occipital Artery
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