Parent artery
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A parent artery is a medical term to describe an artery from which another artery originates.[1][2]
It can also refer to the artery in which an aneurysm has occurred.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ "Parent artery". medilexicon. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
- ^ "Parent artery". drugs .com. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
- ^ "Aneurysm Treatment". elana. Retrieved 20 January 2017.