CIRCLE OF WILLIS


Meaning of CIRCLE OF WILLIS in English

-ˈwilə̇s

Usage: usually capitalized W

Etymology: after Thomas Willis died 1675 English anatomist who described it

: a complete ring of arteries formed by the anastomosing branches of the carotid and basilar arteries at the base of the brain

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