anterior spinal artery

== English == === Noun === anterior spinal artery (plural anterior spinal arteries) (anatomy) A single unpaired artery that is formed by the anastomosis of a branch of the vertebral artery on each side and that descends in the anterior median fissure of the spinal cord. Coordinate term: posterior spinal artery ==== Derived terms ==== anterior spinal artery syndrome ==== Translations ==== === See also === basilar artery posterior inferior cerebellar artery === References === “spinal artery”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.