circle of Willis

短语

动脉环；脑底动脉环；韦氏动物环；[解剖] 韦利斯氏环

词形变化

circles of Willis 复数 circles of Willis

别名

Willis circle

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A circle of arteries at the base of the brain that is formed by the cerebral and communicating arteries and is a site of aneurysms.

    医学

词汇关系

名词

上位词 2

artery arteria

整体词 2

brain encephalon

词源

Named after English physician Thomas Willis (1621–1675).

来源：wiktionary