ductus

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Two-year-old Gulbadan was born with a heart defect, a condition called patent ductus arteriosus.

From BBC • May 2, 2023

Explain the location and importance of the ductus arteriosus in fetal circulation.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

The ductus venosus is a shunt that allows .

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

The increased oxygen concentration also constricts the ductus arteriosus, ensuring that these shunts no longer prevent blood from reaching the lungs to be oxygenated.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

It does, however, appear to have happened sometimes, and as an instance of it may be mentioned the ductus arteriosus of the Sauropsidan and Mammalian embryo.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" by Various