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Cerebral arteriovenous malformation
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<p>A cerebral arteriovenous malformation (cerebral AVM, CAVM, cAVM, brain AVM, or BAVM) is an abnormal connection between the <a href="/facts/Artery/Y1Yj0jat">arteries</a> and <a href="/facts/Vein/I6ycr6gF">veins</a> in the <a href="/facts/Human_brain/qfSwSB8K">brain</a>—specifically, an <a href="/facts/Arteriovenous_malformation/4yIVzsBR">arteriovenous malformation</a> in the <a href="/facts/Cerebrum/zjpAVDgA">cerebrum</a>. </p>