parent artery

File:Parent artery diagram.gifA parent artery is a medical term to describe an artery from which another artery originates.{{Cite web|url=http://www.medilexicon.com/dictionary/7313|title=Parent artery|last=|first=|date=|website=medilexicon|publisher=|access-date=20 January 2017}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.drugs.com/dict/parent-artery.html|title=Parent artery|last=|first=|date=|website=drugs .com|publisher=|access-date=20 January 2017}}

It can also refer to the artery in which an aneurysm has occurred.{{Cite web|url=http://www.elana.com/aneurysm/|title=Aneurysm Treatment|last=|first=|date=|website=elana|publisher=|access-date=20 January 2017}}